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…
This Vietnamese town boomed as factories left China. Now it’s asking what’s next?
BAC NINH, Vietnam — The transformation of Vietnam’s Bac Ninh is evident in the signs above its shops…