Japanese stocks swung between gains and losses as exporters were boosted by a weaker yen while automakers slumped amid an escalating political dispute between Japan and China, the world’s biggest car market. Canon Inc. (7751), a camera maker that gets almost 60 percent of its sales in the U.S. and Europe, gained 1.4 percent. Toyota […]

Rising labor costs overseas as well as growing concerns over supply chain security could help increase efforts to relocate manufacturing operations back to the U.S., according to a new report – a strategy dubbed “re-shoring” that could significantly benefit domestic transportation operators. “For years, the discussion of cost was focused on labor cost and labor […]

At Prism Plastics LLC in Chesterfield Township, a mere three employees per shift work the 26,000-square-foot factory, programming machines and packing boxes. These employees don’t wrench on parts. Their hands are not callused, at least not from their day job. The plastic injection molding supplier produces 500 million parts across its four plants and 28 […]

On August 30, 14 South Korean jewelry and accessories companies based in Qingdao, Shandong Province announced they would be moving some of their facilities to South Korea next year. And 36 more South Korean companies are expected to join the move by 2015 if the relocation proves successful. The companies’ departure has added to concerns […]