Drawn by local talent, cheap labor and state cash incentives, start-ups building the weapons of the future are revitalizing manufacturing in once-vibrant industrial towns.
Category: Factories and Manufacturing
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Cars to Fighter Jets: China’s New Export Curbs May Level a Heavy Blow Worldwide
Broad restrictions could cause supply interruptions for arms makers, as well as manufacturers in the semiconductor, automotive and other sectors.
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Trump to Announce a Drug Pricing Deal With AstraZeneca
The move would follow a similar agreement with Pfizer. Other companies are engaged in talks with the White House that would help them avoid tariffs on their products overseas.
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German Leaders and Auto Chiefs Team Up in Push to Relax Emissions Rules
The chancellor said he planned to urge the European Union to back off a policy that has been widely interpreted as a ban on combustion engines after 2035.
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Irish Factory Prospered Because of China’s Babies. Then Nestlé Pulled the Plug.
China’s baby boom enriched a small Irish town where a Nestlé factory made formula for Chinese newborns. Then a baby bust unraveled it all. Or so it seemed.
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Can This Isolated British Island Keep Its Economy Afloat?
The Isle of Wight, known for its beaches and a rock festival that featured Jimi Hendrix and Bob Dylan, has had setbacks in manufacturing, but there have also been bright spots.
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Electric Vehicles Face a ‘Pretty Dreadful Year’ in the U.S.
The end of a federal tax credit is expected to push sales of battery-powered cars down but auto experts believe the market will eventually recover.
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How Trump’s Latest Tariffs May Affect Your Medicines
The president said he would impose a tariff of 100 percent on certain brand-name drugs. Here’s what we know so far.
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Trump Expands Tariffs Beyond Supreme Court’s Reach
The president’s tariffs on foreign drugs and furniture rely on national security laws outside the scope of current lawsuits.
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Trump’s Pharma Tariffs Spare Richest Drugmakers
Big companies like Novartis say new tariffs won’t hit them. “A win for Pharma,” Wall Street analysts said.
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Wary European Drugmakers Think They Can Avoid Trump’s Latest Tariffs
European companies, a major source of U.S. medicines, are hopeful that their investments and trade deals with the U.S. will spare them from President Trump’s latest tariff barrage.
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What a Potential Apple-Intel Deal Says About Trump’s Pull Over Big Tech
Talks about a potential investment by the iPhone maker raise further questions about the chip giant, which now has close ties to Washington.