Is PPL Corporation (PPL) a Resilient Stock?

June 27, 2024

ClearBridge Investments, an investment management firm, released its first-quarter 2024 “Mid Cap Strategy” investor letter. A copy of the same can be downloaded here. Large-cap AI beneficiaries led markets in the first quarter, with the Russell 1000 Index returning 10.30%. Meanwhile, midcaps saw a boost from a wider market, with the Russell Midcap Index gaining 8.60%. […]

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Biden Sparks A Surge In Factory Building. Will A Jobs Boom Follow?

June 27, 2024

TOPSHOT – US President Donald Trump (L), Democratic Presidential candidate former US Vice President … [+] Joe Biden and moderator, NBC News anchor, Kristen Welker (C) participate in the final presidential debate at Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee, on October 22, 2020. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla / POOL / AFP) (Photo by CHIP SOMODEVILLA/POOL/AFP via […]

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Letter to the editor: Reshore American industry

June 23, 2024

OPINION: Former President Donald Trump’s plans to protect (through tariffs and other methods) American companies operating within the United States will benefit not only our country but the entire planet. For at least the past 50 years, our country has been adding and improving our environmental laws. As a consumer of air and water, I […]

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Nextracker and Unimacts Dedicate Second Nevada Factory to Serve Solar Power Demand

June 18, 2024

Nextracker (Nasdaq: NXT), a global market leader in solar tracker and software solutions, and Unimacts (UNX), a leading provider of industrial manufacturing and supply chain solutions, today jointly announced a new factory in the Las Vegas area. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240618375390/en/ Unimact’s steel line worker preparing critical steel […]

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Reshore solar manufacturing but don’t stall construction with tariffs, suggests union official

June 17, 2024

Two-thirds of jobs in the solar industry are in construction and installation, versus 13% in manufacturing, said a union leader on a webinar hosted by the American Clean Power Association (ACP). “We’re a little concerned that the “tail” of manufacturing “could wag the dog,” said Jeff Soth, legislative and political director of the International Union […]

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King Machine acquires FormUp 350 from AddUp for tire molds

June 17, 2024

Stay up to date with everything that is happening in the wonderful world of AM via our LinkedIn community. King Machine, “the world’s fastest tire mold manufacturer”, has installed an AddUp FormUp 350 Powder Bed Fusion (PBF) machine from AddUp. With over 70 years of expertise in tire mold manufacturing and 12 strategic locations, King […]

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Could the Americas Act shift the needle on trade with China and spark a circular apparel economy?

June 17, 2024

The only constant is change. To this end, it’s important for companies to keep up-to-date on geopolitical issues and legislation that could impact their supply chains. The Americas Trade and Investment Act is a new bill introduced by Senators Bill Cassidy and Michael Bennet that aims to reduce trade dependency with China, strengthen relations with […]

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Why We Should Take Note of Trends in Global Trade

June 15, 2024

Global commerce is undergoing rapid transformation. Traditional supply chains have been disrupted by geopolitical tensions and technological advancements that continue to reshape international trade. To stay afloat in a dynamic trade environment, businesses have to align with evolving trends. Those trends are redefining global trade. One, there is a steep rise in trade in services. […]

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Trump Floats Abolition of Income Tax, Return to Tariff System

June 14, 2024

In a meeting with Republican lawmakers at the Capitol Hill Club in Washington D.C. on Thursday, former President Donald Trump discussed replacing income taxes with revenue tariffs.  Currently, tariffs are responsible for relatively little of government revenue, bringing in only $88.3 billion a year. Income taxes, on the other hand, bring in $2.2 trillion, over […]

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SkyWater unveils plans to build $1.8 billion chip facility in Indiana

June 14, 2024

By Jane Lanhee Lee (Reuters) – U.S. semiconductor manufacturer SkyWater Technology Inc on Wednesday announced plans to invest $1.8 billion for a chip research and production facility in Indiana, in partnership with the state and Purdue University. The announcement comes a day after the U.S. Senate voted to move ahead with a slimmed-down version of […]

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