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US imports from Malaysia hit a record $8.6 billion

Imports nearly doubled from a year earlier as computer parts and storage drives made up most of the rise.

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Eastman raised prices 7% in Q3, with more coming

Higher raw material and distribution costs drove the increases, with new solvent and plasticizer hikes taking effect Oct 31 and Nov 1 in North America.

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Amazon fights freight inflation heading into peak

Fuel and linehaul rates pushed Amazon's shipping bill up 11% last quarter, and it expects fuel to cost more over the holidays.

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Colgate's North America sales shrink as shoppers buy less

Volume fell 3.7% in the third quarter as prices rose 2.2%, and Colgate saw no meaningful retailer destocking.

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Schneider moves eastern intermodal off CSX to Norfolk Southern

Schneider starts shifting freight in November and makes Norfolk Southern its main eastern railroad on Jan 1, as CSX recovers from a 36-hour outage.

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FedEx bids for airline engine moves as repair shops fall behind

FedEx has moved hundreds of aircraft engines since June 2025 and now offers one team to quote, clear and track each move.

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Walmart commits $6 billion to Symbotic automation in 25 DCs

The deal adds single-item picking to Walmart's dry-goods DCs as the retailer builds a separate $400 million DC in Texas.

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AI data centers outbuy Apple as flash prices rise fivefold

Zebra raised list prices on its warehouse handhelds 15% in October as memory makers sign cloud giants to multiyear contracts.

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UPS shifts RFID labeling to shippers as it automates its network

UPS expects shippers to label 6 million packages a day in 2027, double today, so its trucks read them automatically at pickup.

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FedEx is holding $2.7 billion in tariff refunds for customers

It has collected $3.3 billion from Customs on $4.6 billion of claims and pays shippers back as soon as practicable.

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