Esther Fung

Trump imposes 10% baseline tariff rate on all imports, higher rates for some nations. 34% on imports from China, 20% on EU imports, 46% on imports from Vietnam. https://t.co/LbUwZZjl32 @wsj

Postmaster General Louis DeJoy Monday stepped down from his role, earlier than he had wanted. President Trump was planning to fire him, according to sources. https://t.co/moLjcI7yOI @WSJ w/ @jdawsey1

Porch thefts get sophisticated. A crime ring was able to steal thousands of iPhones by scraping FedEx websites and bribing AT&T staff for delivery data. Doorbell cameras showed thieves stealing iPhones moments after they were dropped on front steps. https://t.co/jO7ZUEI73L @WSJ

Tariffs on China Prompt Pennsylvania Tire Chain Seller to Raise Prices. "It's irritating that they say China is paying for it. No. It's coming out of my pocket." https://t.co/QhzLscCPQe via @wsj

On Fox News, @howardlutnick just provided some early comments of how he envisions @USPS in a merger with the commerce dept. He said postal employees could do work of census workers and social security officers. Adds that it will save the government billions a year.

Louis DeJoy, the U.S. postmaster general, says he plans to depart after a turbulent five-year tenure https://t.co/JNa4FEhxyB @WSJ

Porch pirates have become so common that shoppers can now spend hundreds of dollars on insurance to cover the cost of stolen packages. https://t.co/UfzNxmQ39r via @WSJ @MoiseNoise

The growth of the e-commerce giant Shein has spawned a new U.S. delivery service called SpeedX that is leaving packages on the doorsteps of shoppers across the country https://t.co/bom6UOIYHA via @WSJ

CPKC’s 20,000-mile railroad network is a bet on the promise of the free flow of goods and a key cog in an intricate supply chain that underpins North American trade. That bet just got riskier. https://t.co/54phUskFUX @WSJ

FedEx and UPS are escalating their rivalry, competing for parcel volume from some small and mid-sized customers. Some shippers said they have been getting sizeable discounts. https://t.co/JKTkQj2tXY via @WSJ

Logistics operators are mostly cautious this year in their seasonal hiring plans, but UPS is stepping up its holiday payrolls. https://t.co/3YcRhPIY9E @WSJ @bylizyoung

Porch pirates across the country for months have been snatching FedEx packages that contain AT&T iPhones—within minutes or even seconds of delivery https://t.co/LudholyYgC @WSJ

Striking dockworkers are back to work—but a battle over using robots in U.S. ports stands in the way of lasting peace. How much, and how quickly, are humans willing to concede to machines? https://t.co/Hl3KajMfK6 @WSJ @pdberger @ChipCutter @Chao_Deng

BNSF Railway has hired Ed Harris, an expert on precision scheduled railroading, a strategy its rivals use to streamline operations. The Berkshire Hathaway-owned railroad insists it is not adopting PSR. Buffet has said that BNSF could perform better. https://t.co/qctsbpZ4Br @WSJ

Dockworkers are preparing to strike at midnight across dozens of East Coast ports from Maine to Texas, threatening to block a swath of U.S. trade. Companies said a shutdown could trigger renewed inflation during the holiday shopping season. https://t.co/Euf09pEaCU @WSJ @pdberger

The Merwin family men built their careers in Boeing’s factories, which used to promise a middle-class life for blue-collar workers. That's no longer true for many workers. “We are able to stay afloat....but not necessarily to thrive.” https://t.co/k5ObwsT9UB @WSJ @sharonterlep

RT @redbull: it's all in the train-ing 😏 👏: Dawid Godziek 📍: @redbullpolska https://t.co/Gqwo9GpD75