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SA: DOJ to probe four automakers for antitrust violations

SEEKING ALPHA writes: “The Justice Department is launching an antitrust investigation into a deal struck by Ford (F -0.6%), Honda (HMC +2.1%), BMW (OTCPK:BMWYY+0.7%) and Volkswagen (OTCPK:VWAGY +0.2%) with the state of California earlier this summer on fuel efficiency standards, …


Ocean carriers fight seasonal downturn by blanking more voyages

Spot container freight rates on the transpacific and Asia-Europe are coming under intense pressure ahead of a weak outlook for the markets following China’s Golden Week holiday factory shutdown the first week of October. 
Today’s readings of the Shanghai Containerized …