As CIA Director William Burns asserted in a speech earlier this summer, we are living through a rare “plastic moment” in history, one which is fundamentally remaking assumptions and arrangements that have been settled for decades. A new global economic order is emerging in the aftermath of the pandemic, powered by profound geo-political tensions, transnational […]

The US Department of Defense (DoD) made two announcements in the last couple of weeks that together amount to about $270 million in public spending on the US production base, funds that are intended to build up the country’s advanced manufacturing capabilities, in particular. The first announcement, made on September 20 and involving funds from […]

Generative artificial intelligence (AI) in the form of natural-language processing technology has taken the world by storm, with organizations large and small rushing to pilot it in a bid to automate tasks and increase production. Tech giants Google, Microsoft, and Amazon are all offering cloud-based genAI technologies or baking them into their business apps for […]

Key Data Points from Industry Indices What are the ISM Purchasing Managers’ Index insights for 2023? The Institute for Supply Management’s (ISM) Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) has been a beacon for understanding 2023 US manufacturing developments. Throughout the year, the PMI has shown fluctuations, reflecting the industry’s dynamic nature. By August, the PMI rose to […]