The U.S. has had more than 10 million open jobs since June and a measure of workers leaving jobs reached a record high in September. (WSJ)
A measure of U.S. consumer sentiment fell in early November to its lowest level in a decade. (MarketWatch)
Industrial robot orders by North American companies are on track for a record year. (WSJ)
Mild autumn weather is allaying concerns over a natural gas shortage. (WSJ)
President Biden named former New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu to oversee implementation of the infrastructure bill. (WSJ)
Governments at the UN climate change summit agreed to accelerate world-wide emissions cuts without a clear plan on how to follow through. (WSJ)
Deere & Co. and unionized workers reached a third tentative agreement on a contract aimed at ending a strike. (WJS)
A group of Amazon workers in New York City withdrew a petition to hold a union election at four company warehouses. (WSJ)
Tesla CEO Elon Musk sold about $6.9 billion worth of company stock last week. (WSJ)
Clorox is leaning more on third-party manufacturers and suppliers to bolster inventories of high-demand home products. (Supply Chain Dive)
A survey shows salaries for truck drivers and warehouse workers in the food service industry have risen sharply since last year. (Supply Chain Quarterly)
Germany’s Hapag-Lloyd reported about $3.8 billion in operating earnings in the third quarter. (ShippingWatch)
Hapag-Lloyd CEO Rolf Habben Jansen says container ship charter rates are too high. (TradeWinds)
Scorpio Tankers is seeking to raise liquidity after reporting an expanded $73.3 million loss in the third quarter. (Lloyd’s List)
Car carrier Wallenius Wilhelmsen’s quarterly earnings soared to $65 million despite softer shipping volume. (Journal of Commerce)
A judge upheld the Port of Seattle’s vaccine mandate for port employees. (Associated Press)
Some operations at the Northeast China Port of Dalian were suspended under new Covid-19 lockdowns. (Maritime Executive)
Third-quarter profit at Agility Logistics rose 6.6% to $64.8 million on a 27.7% gain in revenue. (The National)
The U.K. antitrust regulator is investigating a space-sharing agreement between P&O Ferries and DFDS. (The Loadstar)
Autonomous-truck technology company Embark went public through a merger with a blank-check company. (CNBC)
Nokia is aiming to power its operations solely with renewable energy sources by 2025. (Dow Jones Newswires)
High-end bicycle maker Look Cycle says the sector’s parts shortages are getting worse. (Financial Times)
Businesses in Sacramento, Calif., are reporting a shortage of wire clothing hangers. (KOVR)
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