Browsing: manufacturing
President Donald Trump has framed the current state of the U.S. economy as a “golden age,” and in some ways…
Testifying to Congress, United States Trade Representative Jamieson Greer argued that “President Trump’s trade policy is working.” The data present…
The AI boom is responsible for 23% of U.S. imports—and an extra $200 billion for the trade deficit
When President Donald Trump returned to office last year, he framed his tariff policy as a bid to bring manufacturing…
The White House promised a manufacturing renaissance. Instead, the factory floor keeps shrinking. For young men willing to ditch the…
Erik Brynjolfsson has spent the last several years building one of the most detailed empirical pictures of how technology is…
Palmer Luckey says AI will make hardware so cheap you’ll be able to buy a ‘Ford F-150 for $1,000’
The Industrial Revolution ushered in a monumental shift from hand production to machine-operated production powered by steam engines. Decades later,…
Indonesia’s Danantara bets a new $6B SOE can save a textiles from tariffs and competition
Indonesia plans to establish a new state-owned enterprise (SOE) to rejuvenate its struggling textile and garment industry and shield it…
Ford has 5,000 open mechanic jobs with up to 6-figure salaries: ‘We are in trouble in our country’
Ford’s CEO Jim Farley thinks America needs a wake-up call. Speaking on the Office Hours: Business Edition podcast, Farley said…
Trump hails ‘booming investment’ in Detroit while auto manufacturing jobs disappear every month
The current story in U.S. manufacturing shows that an economy can look strong and remain so without adding workers. President…
Meet a 55-year-old automotive technician in Arkansas who didn’t care if his kids went to college
When something breaks—whether it’s the plumbing or a car—the first call most people make is to a blue-collar worker. That…












