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Trump calls out Detroit automakers for investing in the U.S.
Detroit Free Press - Michigan
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President Trump claimed credit for increased U.S. auto production and job creation, citing tariffs and automaker investments. Industry data contradicts Trump's claims, showing overall U.S. auto production down 2% year-to-date. Trump's claim of a...
Von der Leyen Faces Revolt Over Trade Concessions to U.S.
The European Conservative
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August 27, 2025
The European Parliament is preparing to challenge the Commission’s plan to cut tariffs on U.S. goods, a move that threatens to undermine Ursula von der Leyen’s authority just as her second mandate begins. The chairman of the Parliament’s...
Visa: Texas, Southern U.S. pulling ahead as national economic growth slows
The Dallas Morning News - Texas
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August 27, 2025
Job growth, strong consumer spending, housing affordability and surging business investment are making the South the fastest-growing regional economy in the U.S., according to a new report from Visa. Economic growth slowed in all four U.S. regions...
Trump Administration Issues Executive Orders to Boost American Drone Industry and Secure US Airspace
National Law Review
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August 27, 2025
Go-to Guide: Domestic Drone Industry Boost: Two executive orders prioritize strengthening U.S. drone manufacturing, reducing reliance on foreign-made drones, and increasing export opportunities for American drone companies. Procurement and Use...
Unlike 2008, When Jobs Returned As The Economy Improved, AI Could Replace Them For Good. What's The Plan Then?
Benzinga
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As one Redditor put it in a thread on r/Layoffs, during the 2008 financial crisis, people who lost jobs held onto one hope: things would bounce back when the economy improved. Now, with companies laying off workers during record-breaking profits...
Tire company asks judge to toss EEOC lawsuit over agency’s lack of quorum
HR Dive
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August 27, 2025
Dive Brief: The Carlstar Group, a tire manufacturer and supplier, asked a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission due to the agency lacking a quorum, according to an Aug. 25 court document. EEOC...
A U.S. tariff exemption for small orders ends Friday. It's a big deal to some shoppers and businesses
The Item - South Carolina
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By MAE ANDERSON AP Business Writer NEW YORK - Low-value imports are losing their duty-free status in the United States this week as part of President Donald Trump's agenda for making the nation less dependent on foreign goods and resetting global...
Senator Tammy Baldwin pushing for more shipbuilding to take place in the U.S.
WBAY - Wisconsin
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August 27, 2025
GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) - Senator Tammy Baldwin made an appearance in Green Bay on Tuesday, meeting with local leaders in the manufacturing industry, to push for more shipbuilding to take place in America, rather than overseas. Right now, China is...
Venezuela deploys warships as U.S. destroyers loom off coast
CBS News
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Venezuela on Tuesday deployed warships and drones to patrol the country's coastline after the United States dispatched three destroyers to the region to pressure strongman President Nicolas Maduro. In a video on social media, Defense Minister...
Packaging manufacturer PCA launches carbon capture and storage study
ESG Dive
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August 27, 2025
Packaging Corporation of America, a packaging manufacturer, is advancing plans for carbon capture after a successful pilot project at an unspecified mill in the southern United States, according to the company’s recently released 2024...
Natus Medical Incorporated Files Response to U.S. International Trade Commission's Investigation
CityNewsOKC - Oklahoma
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Intends to defend itself against Ceribell's complaint while preserving competition in the industry and improving the quality of patient care MIDDLETON, Wis., Aug. 26, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Natus Medical Incorporated ("Natus" or the "Company"), the...
Trump’s Intel stake sparks cries of ‘socialism’
EP&T
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August 27, 2025
Donald Trump has a message for critics who think turning the U.S. government into a major stockholder of Intel is a “socialist” move: More is coming. “I will make deals like that for our Country all day long,” the president posted on Truth Social...
Trump's Furniture Tariffs Will Make It Harder To Turn Your House Into a Home
Reason Magazine
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August 27, 2025
President Donald Trump announced on Truth Social on Friday that his administration is "doing a major Tariff Investigation on Furniture coming into the United States." What exactly the president is investigating is unclear, but the consequence of...
Retaliation, tariffs and strategy — it’s a process
Winnipeg Free Press
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August 27, 2025
Opinion Prime Minister Mark Carney’s decision last week to roll back some of the retaliatory tariffs Canada imposed on U.S. imports marks a clear shift in Ottawa’s trade strategy. For the first time in months, the federal government is moving away...
Hyundai officials say $5 billion more will be invested in U.S.
Savannah Now - Georgia
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Hyundai Motor Group Metaplant America (HMGMA) officials do not have a specific breakdown of how an additional $5 billion U.S. investment by Hyundai Motor Group may impact its hiring and production goals. A Monday press release out of Seoul, South...
Lutnickâs economic shakedown: Trump administration demands royalties from universities and corporations
Natural News
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August 27, 2025
Lutnick’s economic shakedown: Trump administration demands royalties from universities and corporations Government Profit Scheme: Howard Lutnick, a Trump administration figure, is pushing for federal royalties on patents from universities and...
VIEGA NORTH AMERICA SETS DATE FOR RIBBON-CUTTING CEREMONY TO COMMEMORATE NEW STATE-OF-THE-ART MANUFACTURING FACILITY IN MANTUA, OHIO
Manufacturing Tomorrow
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Viega North America, a global leader in industrial, commercial and residential metal piping systems, has set the date for the ribbon-cutting ceremony of its new state-of-the-art manufacturing, distribution and training facility in Mantua, Ohio....
Apple opens first U.S. manufacturing academy in Detroit with MSU partnership
Detroit City Wire - Michigan
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August 27, 2025
Sandy K. Baruah, President and CEO | Detroit Regional ChamberSandy K. Baruah, President and CEO | Detroit Regional Chamber Apple has opened its first manufacturing academy in the United States, choosing downtown Detroit as its location. The...
American opinion: America’s housing crisis is a job for Congress
Grand Forks Herald - North Dakota
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August 27, 2025
One of the many criticisms the president has levied against the Federal Reserve is that high rates are making it too expensive for Americans to buy a home. In fact, if affordability is the goal, he should be pressing Republicans in Congress to...
Advanced manufacturing expansion opens CTE opportunities for rural schools
K-12 Dive
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August 27, 2025
Dive Brief: Through strong industry partnerships and career and technical education, rural schools can equip their students for growing workforce needs in advanced manufacturing. Advanced manufacturing in the U.S. is undergoing a period of rapid...