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GM Strike Pushes October Industrial Production Down 0.8%
The Federal Reserve said Friday that manufacturing output tumbled 0.6% last month, largely because production of cars and auto parts plunged 7.1%.
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October Fastener Distributor Index Shows Continued Slowdown
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Unknowns about 2020 Election Make Some Businesses Cautious
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Why Tariffs Haven't Revitalized American Steelmakers
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US Construction Spending Rises 0.5% in September
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US Manufacturing Contracts for Third Straight Month
Twelve of 18 manufacturing industries contracted in October, led by primary metals, clothing and textile mills.
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AP: Trump's Rust Belt Revival is Fading. Will it Matter in 2020?
A year away from Election Day, President Trump's promised coal and steel renaissance is not materializing.
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Fed Cuts Rates a 3rd Time this Year but Signals Likely Pause
The Fed's move reduces the short-term rate it controls — which influences many consumer and business loans — to a range between 1.5% and 1.75%.
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PwC: Scale Transactions will Remain the Focus for Industrial Manufacturing Sector
2019 M&A activity in industrial manufacturing has been driven by scale transactions, and it's expected to continue into next quarter and 2020.
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US Durable Goods Orders Fall 1.1% in September
The declines underscored the troubles manufacturing is having in the face of a global slowdown and trade war uncertainty.
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US Labor Market Shows Signs of Slowing in Q3
While job switchers benefit amid tight labor market, wage growth for switchers began to stabilize.
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US-Europe Dispute Threatens World Trade Artery
The exchange echoes how the U.S. and China ratcheted up a tariffs fight in recent months that has bruised businesses around the world and stunted economic growth.
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U.S. Cutting Tool Consumption Up 1.3 Percent In April
April 2019 U.S. cutting tool consumption totaled $206.3 million.
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U.S. Companies' Message to Trump: Don't Expand China Tariffs
The administration had asked for comments on its plan to extend 25 percent tariffs to everything China ships to the United States.
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New Littler Survey of Employers Highlights Emerging Workforce Challenges
Eighth annual survey of more than 1,300 employers finds HR and business leaders grappling with increasingly complex issues.
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U.S. Retail Sales Rose 0.5 Percent in May, Led By Online Shopping
The report suggests that American consumers are still spending at a healthy pace, even as the stimulus from tax cuts fades.
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U.S. Industrial Production Rose in May, but Factories Struggle
U.S. industrial production improved in May, but manufacturers showed weakness despite eking out a slight gain.
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U.S. Consumer Prices Edged up 0.1 Percent in May
U.S. consumer prices increased a slight 0.1% in May, as inflation was tempered by lower costs for gasoline, electricity and used cars.
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North American Robot Orders Down Slightly in First Quarter 2019
The market might be stabilizing following a record year in 2018.
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Businesses Showing Discontent With Trump's Trade Policies
Trump's aggressive and wildly unpredictable use of tariffs is spooking American business groups, which have long formed a potent force in his Republican Party.
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Wholesale Prices Blip Up 0.1 Percent in May
The small uptick is another sign that inflation remains under control.
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America's Wholesalers, Distributors, and Manufacturers On Trump’s Tariffs
A new survey finds nearly half of America’s wholesalers, distributors, and manufacturers actively oppose the measures.
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U.S. Employers Hired a Record Number of People in April
The Labor Department says that businesses filled 5.9 million jobs in April, 4.2 percent more than in March.
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U.S. Manufacturing Technology Orders Slow in April
In the April report, sales dipped to $334.6 million.
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Industrial Distribution's 72nd Annual Survey of Distributor Operations
The latest market intelligence on key changes and developing trends affecting companies serving and supplying the industry.
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U.S. Employers Add a Weak 75,000 Jobs; Unemployment Stays 3.6 Percent
Businesses may have become more cautious in the face of slowing global growth and widening trade conflicts.
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U.S. Long-Term Mortgage Rates Fall; 30-Year Average at 3.82 Percent
The key 30-year loan average is at its lowest point since September 2017.
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How Trump Tariffs on China and Mexico Could Hurt U.S. Economy
The new tariffs on Chinese and Mexican imports amount to potentially $190 billion a year in new taxes.
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U.S. Productivity Grew at Solid 3.4 Percent Rate in Q1
The first quarter gain was more than double the 1.3 percent increase in the fourth quarter, though down from an earlier estimate.
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Powell Hints Fed Will Cut Rates If Needed Over Trade Wars
There is concern that the U.S. expansion could face growing risks of a recession as retaliatory tariffs weaken U.S. exports.
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Small Business Hiring, Wage Growth Hold Steady in May
The Paychex/IHS Markit Small Business Employment Watch shows small business job growth remained consistent.
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CoreLogic Reports April Home Prices Increased by 3.6 Percent Year Over Year
The CoreLogic HPI Forecast indicates home prices will begin to pick up and increase by 4.7 percent from April 2019 to April 2020.
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China Data Suggests Trade War Hit
Surveys of manufacturers across Asia for May showed that business confidence has been shaken by the conflict.
