Novolipetsk Steel Public Joint Stock Co. dropped its appeal of the U.S. duty rate on certain entries of its hot-rolled steel products from Russia.

The pandemic’s impact on global trade risks worsening in coming weeks as more factories across Southeast Asia brace for closures amid one of the world’s deadliest outbreaks.

Smart thermostats and load control switches sold by Alarm.com, ecobee, Itron, Residio and Xylem are among the targets of a patent-infringement complaint filed by closely held Causam Enterprises at the U.S. International Trade Commission seeking to block U.S. imports of the products.

Zebra Technologies filed a patent-infringement complaint at the U.S. International Trade Commission, seeking to block imports of OnAsset Intelligence’s radio frequency transmission devices used to track cargo, according to a notice posted Thursday on the agency’s website.

Ohio tire iron manufacturer Summit Tool Co. won its suit accusing Xinkong USA Inc. of counterfeiting its tire irons and infringing on its trademark, according to an Ohio federal court ruling.

Tellurian Inc. shares jumped the most in almost two months after it inked a deal to supply Royal Dutch Shell Plc, bringing the natural gas export developer’s planned Louisiana terminal closer to reality.