Factory orders in the U.S. fell in December for the first time in eight months. (MarketWatch)
A measure of U.S. service-sector activity slipped in January to the lowest level in 11 months. (MarketWatch)
New U.S. unemployment claims have declined for two straight weeks. (WSJ)
U.S. corporate bankruptcies have fallen to their lowest level in more than 15 years. (WSJ)
Ford’s adjusted fourth-quarter net profit rose 19% to $2 billion. (WSJ)
Workers at a General Motors plant in northern Mexico voted for a new independent union to represent them. (Associated Press)
Fourth-quarter profit at engine maker Cummins fell 21% to $394 million on declining North American sales and continuing supply-chain problems. (MarketWatch)
FTR says net orders for Class 8 heavy-duty trucks dropped 8% from December to January to 21,400 orders. (Dow Jones Newswires)
Trucker Yellow plans to triple capital spending after reporting a $10.2 million adjusted fourth-quarter profit. (Dow Jones Newswires)
Authorities are working to free a Maersk container ship that ran aground just outside Germany’s Port of Bremerhaven. (Reuters)
Freight rates for large bulk carriers are off more than 90% from last year's peak amid sharply lower demand for iron ore in China. (Nikkei Asia)
Managers of the Poseidon Principles ship finance environmental agreement are toughening their stipulations for industry emissions-reduction progress. (Lloyd’s List)
Canada’s Port of Prince Rupert is expanding capacity by about 200,000 containers by 2024. (Canadian Press)
Swedish tanker carrier Concordia Maritime wrote down the value of its fleet by almost $30 million to account for the weaker oil transport market. (ShippingWatch)
Grains cooperative Ag Processing will build a soybean plant in Nebraska near BNSF Railway and Union Pacific rail lines. (Progressive Railroading)
Nintendo cut its Switch sales outlook for the second quarter in a row as console makers grapple with semiconductor shortage. (Bloomberg)
Real-estate firm IDI Logistics is planning a nearly 2 million-square-foot distribution center southeast of Atlanta for an unnamed customer. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Amazon is building a 1.3 million-square-foot distribution center in Fayetteville, N.C. (Fayetteville Observer)
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