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China’s 2025 Trade Surplus Hits Record $1.2 Trillion Despite U.S. Tariffs

The resilience was the biggest surprise for an ailing Chinese economy last year and could cushion it in the months to come.

Port of Shanghai, China. Photo: iStock/dongfang zhao

Saks Global Files for Bankruptcy

The high-end department store conglomerate said it had filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy only a year after the merger of chains Saks Fifth Avenue, Bergdorf Goodman and Neiman Marcus.

Saks Fifth Avenue flagship store in New York City. Photo: iStock/francois-roux

Two Oil Tankers Attacked Near Key CPC Terminal in Black Sea

The attacks risk further disrupting loadings at CPC, where planned shipments have already plunged due to bad winter weather and mooring damage from a recent drone strike.

Photo: Bloomberg

Logistics Sector Growth Slows as 'K-Shaped' Economy Emerges

Florida Atlantic University's Logistics Managers' Index came in at a 54.2 score for the month of December, falling to its lowest level in 13 months.

Photo: iStock / Angelica Zander

Retailers Warned of the Counter-Intuitive Spending Habits of Gloomy Young People

Retailers could get whiplash trying to keep up with youthful consumer spending habits, but they better get good at it as the upcoming generations emerge as mature consumers.

From left to right: Mark Mathews, senior economist, National Retail Federation; Peter Volberding, senior director, data analytics at Pyxis by Bain & Company; Maria Arand, director, office of the customer at 84.51°, a subsidiary of Kroger; and MaryLeigh Bliss, chief content officer at YPulse. Photo: Helen Atkinson

Tariffs Trigger Job Cuts Across Logistics Sector

U.S. employers announced more than 1.2 million job cuts in 2025, marking a 58% increase over the previous year, and hitting the highest level since 2020.

Photo: iStock / Andrii Yalanskyi

Japan Launches World’s First Deep-Sea Rare Earth Mining Mission

The drilling vessel is backed by Japanese government funding, and will spend a month collecting rare earth sludge along a four-mile-deep seabed.

Japan's Chikyu mining vessel. Photo: Japanese Agency for Marine Earth Science and Technology

Maersk Makes Another Voyage Through Red Sea in Test of Safety

The voyage marks another step toward normalization of global supply lines, after Yemen-based Houthis in 2023 began attacking vessels, forcing shipowners to sail south of Africa.

Photo: iStock / Marina113

Mixed, but Optimistic Outlook on Retail Economy from Economists at NRF

In a “K-shaped” economy, higher-income households are getting richer (and spending more), whereas lower-income households are getting poorer (and spending less).

From left to right: Economists David Tinsley, Mark Mathews and Michael Pearce. Photo: Helen Atkinson

Airbus Expects Supply Woes to Drive More Engine Shortages in 2026

Supply shortages became an acute problem for Airbus last year, forcing the planemaker to build planes without engines in order to keep production lines moving.

An Airbus A350 Air France plane taxiing at Charles de Gaulle Airport. Photo: iStock/Matthieu Douhaire

Port of Los Angeles Reaches New Phase in Interchange Project

The Port of Los Angeles also realigned Knoll Drive, which borders the west side of the facility across the water from Terminal Island and runs parallel to I-110.

Los Angeles, California. Photo: iStock / KKStock

U.S. Cargo Imports Expected to Tick Up in January

U.S. import volumes are forecast to come in around 2.1 million TEUs for the opening month of 2026, which would be a 6.6% increase over December 2025.

Photo: iStock / halbergman

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