The number of jobs available in the U.S. at the end of October reached the lowest level since March 2021. (WSJ)
A measure of U.S. service-sector activity showed growth accelerated in November. (MarketWatch)
Procter & Gamble will book a $1.3 billion charge on the Gillette business that it acquired nearly two decades ago. (WSJ)
U.S. antitrust enforcers are investigating Exxon Mobil’s plan to acquire Pioneer Natural Resources. (WSJ)
Price increases helped packaged-foods supplier J.M. Smucker boost quarterly sales 7%. (WSJ)
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says U.S. chipmakers are at least a decade away from achieving supply chain independence from China. (Tech HQ)
Denmark’s largest trade union joined a six-week-old strike action by Tesla workers in Sweden. (The Guardian)
Japanese companies are bracing for the impact of strict limits on truck driver overtime set to take effect next April. (Nikkei Asia)
International Maritime Organization members voted Russia out of the U.N. regulatory body’s executive board. (Maritime Executive)
Containership owner Seaspan is moving into the burgeoning car carrier segment with orders for six new vessels. (Splash 247)
Mediterranean Shipping is in talks to acquire French logistics group Clasquin. (ShippingWatch)
Landstar System named former CSX executive Frank Lonegro to succeed retiring CEO James Gattoni. (Jacksonville Daily Record)
Embraer is set to deliver its first converted E190F regional jet freighter in the second quarter of 2024. (FlightGlobal)
Extreme weather has helped trigger a grouper shortage in Malaysia. (Straits Times)
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