U.S. retail sales fell 0.6% in November. (WSJ)
U.S. industrial production fell 0.2% in November, led by a 2.8% drop in automotive-sector output. (MarketWatch)
Annual growth in China’s industrial output slowed sharply to 2.2% in November, while retail sales fell. (WSJ)
Factory gauges in the New York and Philadelphia regions weakened this month. (MarketWatch)
New U.S. jobless claims fell sharply to the lowest level since September. (WSJ)
The U.S. is banning exports to top Chinese chipmaker Yangtze Memory Technology. (WSJ)
Apparel retailer H&M’s sales growth slowed in the fourth quarter. (WSJ)
Sales of cough and cold medications are surging as Americans treat a combination of flu, RSV and Covid-19. (WSJ)
The U.K. declared a “serious shortage” of three varieties of penicillin. (Financial Times)
China banned the export of certain types of chips it deemed “strategically important.” (South China Morning Post)
U.S. maritime regulators will examine how container lines are complying with rules barring retaliation against shippers. (TradeWinds)
Danish pension fund ATP told Maersk Line it will “need to see” the carrier’s logistics acquisitions bring value to shareholders. (ShippingWatch)
Singapore’s state-controlled PSA International is considering selling its 20% stake in the port business of Hong Kong's CK Hutchison. (Caixin Global)
Debt-saddled Deutsche Bahn is going forward with efforts to sell global logistics operator DB Schenker. (The Loadstar)
Old Dominion Freight Line is raising rates an average of 4.9% next month. (Transport Dive)
Trucker Navajo Express settled a Justice Department suit over claims of immigration-related discrimination. (Commercial Carrier Journal)
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