The Trump administration faces hard choices in determining what industries to protect as it uses tariffs to construct an industrial policy.
Category: Factories and Manufacturing
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Why Factories Are Having Trouble Filling Nearly 400,000 Open Jobs
For every 20 positions, there’s one qualified candidate, says one manufacturing chief executive. Some of President Trump’s policies are likely to exacerbate the problem.
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How Trump’s Metals Tariffs Could Make Food and Beer Cans More Expensive
Food and beverage companies say new tariffs on steel and aluminum will raise the cost of their containers. They say consumers are likely to pay the difference.
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BYD and Other Chinese Carmakers Expand Sales in Europe Despite Tariffs
BYD and other companies doubled their share of the car market after the European Union imposed higher tariffs on electric vehicles from China.
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Why Eliminating Coal Could Take a Long Time
A mining and processing business in California is replacing one coal plant but says another could stay online for many years.
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China Labor Bulletin, a Rights Group in Hong Kong, Shuts Down
The China Labor Bulletin, which tracks factory closures and worker protests in China, cited financial difficulties for its dissolution.
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Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner Raised Safety Concerns But Had Never Crashed Before
There are more than 1,100 of the jets in service today. Air India flies nearly three dozen of them.
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Boeing’s Dreamliner was the subject of safety concerns but never had a crash before Thursday.
In a statement, Boeing said that it was aware of the crash on the Air India flight and was “working to gather more information.”