Japan’s medium-sized stocks provide shelter from trade wars

December 9, 2024

Global markets reacted immediately to Donald Trump’s election victory. Japan was no exception, with key indices enjoying a lift. While the initial impact will fade quickly, concerns over the pursuit of protectionist trade policies are set to linger. It is necessary to judge carefully how policies announced at the time of the election are actually […]

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Industrial parks set to draw US $6B in 2025

December 9, 2024

Investment in industrial parks in Mexico is expected to reach US $6 billion in 2025, after the sector attracted over $5 billion in 2024, according to the president of the Mexican Association of Private Industrial Parks (AMPIP), Jorge Ávalos.  The investment is being driven by the expansion of national and international companies taking advantage of […]

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Final Submission Deadline: One Last Chance to Enter Your Film

December 9, 2024

The Glowflare Short Film Festival is calling all filmmakers, this is your last chance to submit your short film for the 2025 festival. The final deadline for submissions is 13th December 2024 23:59 GMT, after which entries will close for the 2025 season. Our submissions will reopen in the near year for entries for the […]

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2025 Renewable Energy Industry Outlook

December 9, 2024

Over the next year, renewable configurations could change to meet the demand for clean power. At the utility-scale level, modularity and ease of permitting are expected to drive contracted solar capacity, which outpaced wind in 2024, to grow to twice the contracted wind capacity in 2025.34 Deals may scale, as reflected in the numerous largest-ever […]

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Trump’s tariffs could put more pressure on the U.S. to produce generic drugs. Are we ready?

December 6, 2024

U.S. pharma manufacturers have been wary of the generic drug market for decades. High costs, low margins and rising competition from foreign producers have transformed America’s generic landscape into a shrinking desert. As the incoming Trump administration prepares for a new term in the White House, the president-elect has promised 60% tariffs on goods from […]

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Manufacturing ‘comeback’ will help sustain TSX rally into 2025, strategist says

December 4, 2024

One strategist predicts that a resurgence in North American manufacturing will help drive the S&P/TSX Composite Index (TSX) higher next year, building on a monthslong rally that’s taken the benchmark Canadian stock index to record highs in 2024. Ohsung Kwon, Canada and U.S. equity strategist with Bank of America Global Research, told BNN Bloomberg in […]

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Demesne Resources Ltd. Appoints Industry Veteran Taylor Sulik to its Strategic Advisory Board

December 4, 2024

– NOT FOR DISSEMINATION IN THE UNITED STATES OR THROUGH U.S. NEWSWIRE SERVICES – Vancouver, BC, Dec. 04, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Demesne Resources Ltd. (CSE:DEME) (OTCQB:DEMRF) (“Demesne” or the “Company”) announces that defense and mining industry veteran Mr. Taylor Sulik has been appointed as Strategic Advisor to the Company effective immediately. By signing up […]

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Advice for Manufacturers Navigating Tariff Increases

December 4, 2024

Plenty of experts, reporters and prognosticators spent the weeks following the 2024 U.S.  presidential election conjecturing about how the incoming Trump administration’s possible  policies would impact business. Amid all those articles, videos and podcasts pontificating  on what may or may not happen and how it could come to pass, I decided to wait until we […]

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How Manufacturers Can Take Advantage of Reshoring and Regionalization Trends

December 3, 2024

This article is sponsored by the MEP National Network, which helps small and medium-sized manufacturers grow, make operational improvements and reduce risk. We are in the most dynamic period for the domestic supply chain in recent memory as many original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and large manufacturers are adopting risk mitigation strategies and prioritizing efforts to […]

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Watch US Manufacturing Shrinks Less Than Forecast

December 2, 2024

Things are a little bit better in manufacturing. They’re still not expanding. We’re at 48.4. That’s from 46 five. But as you mentioned, it is better than anticipated. The production number is still down, but up just a little at 46. New orders, though, come in above 50, 50.4. So there is some hope for […]

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