The U.S. economy, like much of the globe, is stuck in a slow-growth rut. Turmoil overseas and still-weak commodity prices are preventing the manufacturing, trade and energy sectors from supporting growth. That leaves U.S. consumers to boost the expansion.
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Note that this leading manufacturing event is in Germany, not the United States. The president called for a big negotiating push to complete his last trade deal, the Trans-Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, better known as TTIP, which he thinks …
Any dent to its numbers in a key export market like Mexico, even from another Volkswagen plant in a different country, will be a huge risk to the India manufacturing operations. In the letter, the company said if the India unit loses any more production …
In addition to the dedicated art museum within the hotel, the building itself features works of art like a mosaic made of cigarettes on the wood panels, a nod to Durham’s tobacco manufacturing history, or the $100 bill ceramic tiles in the private lounge …
Expanding manufacturing and construction industry, increasing urbanization, and rise in strategic alliances by various players to leverage market opportunity are factors driving the growth of the global water heater market currently. Also, increasing …
After April 14, Japanese insurance companies began selling overseas assets, converting the proceeds into yen and repatriating the yen in order to pay claims and finance rebuilding. This liquidation and repatriation gave us a new data point to update our …
The MNI/ISM Chicago PMI report showed manufacturing activity in the Midwest expanded in April, but at a slower rate than the prior month. Valeant finally released its annual report just in time to avoid a potential default of some of its debts. And this …
More than half of SCM World’s community members tell us they are planning to reshore at least some of their production capacity. One of our members—Under Armour, a U.S. supplier of sportswear and casual apparel—has recently unveiled its reshoring …
Just look at the clean-energy revolution, being led by the likes of Apple, Ikea and Google, or the efforts of modular-carpet business Interface in disrupting traditional manufacturing models. While the challenges remain huge – and each company can only …
Holtec hopes to be ‘catalyst for change’ in Camden As its massive manufacturing facility rises on the waterfront, the company works to bring jobs to city residents. Check out this story on courierpostonline.com: http://on.cpsj.com/26BcMXX
