Welcome to the Business Post’s Live News section. Here’s your chance to catch up on today’s developments in business, tech and current affairs. 16.50 – FTSE finishes trading in red, while Dax closes in the green Across the Irish sea, the FTSE closed in the red, down 0.24 per cent to 8,146.93. IMI, the London-listed […]
Reshoring News
Trump has pledged to turn the US into a manufacturing superpower through reshoring. But when it comes to semiconductors the president-elect has conflicting policy aspirations. With the capacity to fulfil just 12% of domestic demand for semiconductors, the US needs to rapidly increase its onshore chip manufacturing capability. An unfortunate confluence of the Covid-19 pandemic […]
After months of intense campaigning, Donald Trump is set to take over as the 47th President of the United States. At the heart of his agenda is a commitment to revive the struggling US economy, curb immigration, re-establish American energy dominance, prevent the risk of global conflict, and transform the nation into a manufacturing powerhouse […]
With former President Donald J. Trump winning back the White House, it is clear that the supply chain and freight logistics markets are in for some changes on various fronts. The topic that received the most attention in the run-up to the election focused on tariffs, in terms of what may be coming, with Trump […]
A new £5.5 million centre in the Glasgow region aims to support the transition to net zero while driving substantial UK economic impact. By promoting circular economy practices to reduce waste and emissions, the centre could help reshore supply chains and unlock new opportunities for manufacturers. The ReMake Value Retention Centre (RVRC) will be located […]
Former President Donald Trump is projected to have secured the necessary 270 Electoral College votes to win the 2024 presidential election. With this victory, Trump is set to return to the White House for a second term following his first stint from 2017 to 2021. Trump’s win came after a highly competitive campaign against his […]
(Bloomberg) — Donald Trump’s return to the White House is adding fresh ammo to a decade-long investment strategy that echoes his “Make America Great Again” mantra in a replay of the 2016 playbook. The America-first trade — buying up assets that win when the US outperforms the rest of the world — got a powerful […]
The Sunbelt markets of Nashville, Tenn.; Atlanta; and Dallas-Fort Worth have experienced solid industrial growth throughout the last year: According to the latest national industrial report from CommercialEdge, rising rents have in the region been driven by increased demand for manufacturing space, spurred by reshoring efforts following recent U.S. government legislation. “The benefits and incentives […]
The research led by UB School of Economics researchers Rosina Moreno and Raúl Ramos and PhD alumni Akin Cilekoglu examines data from 2006 to 2016, focusing on how firms’ sourcing strategies—both from domestic and foreign suppliers—were affected by the introduction of robots. The study, named “The Impact of Robot Adoption on Global Sourcing”, which investigates the impact of robots […]
If the assembly of laptops expands in India, imports of components may do so too, with mainland China and Hong Kong accounting for sizable imports of computer components (excluding semiconductors) in the 12 months to August 2024. “That may lead the government to incentivize reshoring of component manufacturing as well as assembly,” the recent report […]
