German economy faces challenge from China’s support for competing industries
MOOSBURG, Germany (AP) — The heart of the German economy is making and exporting the big-ticket, complex goods…
Chinese manufacturing slows in July in first contraction in 5 months
HONG KONG (AP) — China’s factory activity unexpectedly slowed in July, the first such contraction in five months,…
South Korea’s Kospi share index falls 6%, as investors dump more AI-related stocks
TOKYO (AP) — World shares were mixed while South Korea’s Kospi stock index dropped 6% Wednesday as doubts…
UK nationalizes British Steel to save jobs, protect national interest
LONDON (AP) — The U.K. government has nationalized British Steel to protect the nation’s steelmaking capacity after the…
EPA inks clean-up agreement with Columbia Falls aluminum plant
The owner of a sprawling, long-shuttered aluminum plant in Columbia Falls has agreed to pay $57.6 million to…
Trump tours Pennsylvania Mack Trucks plant to spotlight economy
MACUNGIE, Pa. (AP) — President Donald Trump visited a Mack Trucks facility in the swing state of Pennsylvania…
Trump took a pass on Spirit Airlines after earlier private sector stakes
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump had no qualms about a government takeover of Spirit Airlines, so long…
China factory activity rebounds in March as Iran war looms over growth
HONG KONG (AP) — China’s factory activity expanded in March, ending two months of contraction, the government said…
Strike at one of the largest US meatpacking plants goes into a 3rd week
DENVER (AP) — Thousands of striking workers at one of the nation’s largest meatpacking plants will extend their…
How Trump’s tariffs have hurt manufacturers instead of helping them
WASHINGTON (AP) — Jay Allen is a fan of President Donald Trump, and voted for him on the…
SK Battery America Inc. lays off 958 workers at Georgia plant
ATLANTA (AP) — Battery company SK Battery America Inc. laid off nearly 1,000 workers at a manufacturing plant…
AI standard-bearer Nvidia delivers another quarter of stellar growth
Artificial intelligence chipmaker Nvidia on Wednesday announced another quarter of astounding quarterly growth as investors try to decipher…