The National Retail Federation forecasts that 2022 retail sales will grow between 6% and 8% over 2021. Sales were up 7.5% during the first eight months of the year.

The department store chain has so far avoided the worst of an inventory pileup because it acted early and aggressively on data signaling worrisome sales trends.

Shippers are worried about the railways’ ability to haul grain, as Canadian farmers harvest the nation’s third-biggest wheat crop on record and 42% more canola than a year ago.

Boeing missed out on a 40-plane deal in September, following an even bigger hit in July, when China ordered nearly 300 Airbus aircraft worth about $37 billion at sticker prices.

Mexico is becoming an increasingly popular destination for near-shoring among American businesses, but there are many pitfal.

The deal with Chinese state-owned drug-maker Sinopharm to import and market its antiviral molnupiravir in China is a sign the country is considering more COVID-19 medicines from overseas developers.

The Logistics Managers’ Index increased to 61.4 in September from 59.7 a month earlier, the report posted online Oct. 4 showed.

The commitment by Micron is a sign that the federal government’s prodding and package of generous incentives is helping to steer investment decisions.

Large retailers grappling with supply-chain snarls, inflation and increased automation are cracking down on orders from their vendors.

A key lithium producer in Australia is urging electric car manufacturers and battery makers to partner in new refinery projects, to avoid shortfalls of the material that’s crucial to the clean energy transition.