Robots Hitting the Unemployment Line
Bob Tita of The Wall Street Journal reports that orders for robots have fallen as labor shortages ease and production volumes slide; ‘it doesn’t...
U.S. Manufacturing Shows Signs of Supply-Chain Shift
Liz Young of The Wall Street Journal reports that Ferrara Manufacturing’s growing customer list signals that apparel brands are interested in moving production back...
U.S. Has Fallen Far Behind in Shipbuilding
Timothy W. Martin of The Wall Street Journal reports that South Korea offers shipbuilding capacity, know-how, and talent that rivals China, whose maritime dominance...
Manufacturing Economy Still Appears to be Stalled
Jeffry Bartash of MarketWatch reports that the ISM manufacturing index falls for the third month in a row. He writes:
The numbers: A key barometer of U.S....
Orders for Durable Goods Highlights Weakness in Manufacturing
Jeffry Bartash of MarketWatch reports that weak durable goods orders show manufacturers still stuck in the mud. He writes:
Orders for durable goods such as autos...
Airbus Lowers Its Commercial Aircraft Delivery Goal
Mauro Orru of The Wall Street Journal reports that Airbus, the European plane manufacturer, has said it would no longer be able to deliver...
U.S. Manufacturing Appears to Have Stalled
Jeffrey Bartash of MarketWatch reports that the ISM manufacturing index fell to 48.7% in May. He writes:
A key barometer of U.S. factories fell to...
China Aims to Slow the Breakneck Expansion of Its Battery Industry
Danny Lee of Bloomberg reports that China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology proposed that firms should avoid projects that simply expand capacity. He...
Complaints about China’s Factory Output Keep Getting Louder
Bloomberg reports China’s factory glut has alarmed the world, but there’s no quick fix. They write:
The groundswell of complaints about China’s factory output keeps...
National Security Risk: Shortage of Fuel Powering U.S. Missiles
Drew FitzGerald of The Wall Street Journal tells his readers how a U.S. missile supplier’s effort to make a key chemical has struggled to...