A measure of U.S. consumer sentiment fell to its lowest level in more than a decade. (MarketWatch)
The U.K. economy contracted in the final month of last year. (WSJ)
Goodyear Tire & Rubber is having a hard time keeping up with rising costs for commodities and shipping. (WSJ)
Amazon will allow fully vaccinated employees to go maskless in its warehouses. (WSJ)
BMW is taking majority control of its Chinese joint venture in a profit-boosting move. (WSJ)
Electric-car maker Tesla is placing an automobile design center in Beijing. (WSJ)
Uber resolved a bankruptcy-court lawsuit involving the theft of Google driverless-car technology and former engineer Anthony Levandowski. (WSJ)
Semiconductor shipping backlogs for electronics companies including Sony have stretched to two years. (Nikkei Asia)
U.S. steel maker Cleveland-Cliffs is forecasting “another phenomenal year” for profits. (Industry Week)
The owner of Hong Kong-based lingerie manufacturer Hop Lun is putting the global supplier up for sale. (Financial Times)
Experts, critics and lawyers say Tesla’s Fremont, Calif., factory is troubled by massive pressure to increase production alongside internal culture problems. (Japan Times)
CMA CGM says it will no longer carry plastic waste on its container ships. (gCaptain)
Container shipping rates from Asia to the U.S. are rising during a normally slow season. (Lloyd’s List)
A Hong Kong industry association says 15% of cross-border vegetable truck drivers plan to quit because of stringent Covid-19 testing requirements. (South China Morning Post)
Arrow Capital Partners bought a 2 million-square-foot, multi-story Amazon warehouse in the U.K. for a record $316 million. (Logistics Manager)
Workers at a Wincanton-operated U.K. warehouse ended a strike after accepting a 10.75% pay increase. (Motor Transport)
About 190 workers at a Sobeys grocery distribution center north of Montreal went on strike. (Inside Logistics)
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