Capping a year of modest growth, industry imports jumped 15% in the final quarter, led by sneakers and apparel, as brands and retailers rushed to get product landed ahead of trade disruptions and tariffs from a second Trump term.

The Chinese sportswear giant is collaborating with the Hong Kong Research Institute of Textiles and Apparel and the China Textile Academy on several research projects meant to accelerate technology transfer toward pilot tests and trials.

The orthopedic footwear maker has agreed to pay $175,000 to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it misled consumers about its pain-relief claims.

The electric scooter maker and inventor Shane Chen filed a complaint with the International Trade Commission seeking to block the importation of certain motorized self-balancing vehicles without handlebars that it says infringe on its patents.