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BusinessEquipmentPrivate

Thyssenkrupp Cuts Outlook as Loss Deepens on Weak Demand

Revenue is projected to decline by as much as 7% this year, so the manufacturer is paring back investments and pledged continued cost cuts.

August 14, 2025
GovernmentBusiness

GE Appliances Shifts More Production to US

GE Appliances plans to shift production of refrigerators, gas ranges and water heaters out of China and Mexico as part of a more than $3 billion investment to expand its U.S. operations.

August 13, 2025
GovernmentBusinessEquipment

Trump Tariffs Could Boost Factory Costs 4.5%, Analysis Finds

The Washington Center for Equitable Growth analysis notes potential for wage stagnation and even layoffs and plant closures.

July 29, 2025
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipmentLogistics

Trump鈥檚 50% Copper Tariff Could Rattle US Supply Chains

U.S. buyers of copper will pay a high price if President Donald Trump pushes ahead with a 50% tariff on refined metal as opposed to products such as wiring, according to producers and analysts.

July 10, 2025
BusinessTechnologyEquipmentAutonomousTCA

Continental Targets $45M Expansion Near San Antonio

Auto parts maker Continental Automotive is considering a $45 million expansion of its New Braunfels, Texas, manufacturing facility.

June 30, 2025
GovernmentBusinessEquipment

Truck Manufacturer CSTH Invests $7.5M for Kentucky Expansion

The added capacity builds on an earlier project launched in September 2024, when CSTH broke ground on a separate $28 million, 250,000-square-foot facility in Cynthiana, Ky.

June 24, 2025
Business

Watch: Buyers Line Up for Nikola鈥檚 Remaining Inventory

Site visits are set to start for potential buyers of Nikola鈥檚 remaining assets in the coming days, said Vince Lorenz, Nations Capital director of fleet and valuations. 聽

June 10, 2025
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipmentFuel

Senate GOP Prepares New Draft of Trump鈥檚 Tax Plan

Senate Republicans intend to propose revised tax and health care provisions to President Donald Trump鈥檚 $3 trillion signature economic package, shrugging off criticism by Elon Musk.

June 9, 2025
GovernmentBusiness

Manufacturing Activity Shrank in May for Third Straight Month

U.S. factory activity contracted in May for a third consecutive month and a gauge of imports fell to a 16-year low as firms pulled back in the face of higher tariffs.

June 3, 2025
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyLogistics

Carney Fights Trump Tariffs With Domestic Trade Push

Prime Minister Mark Carney is pushing to offset the economic pain caused by U.S. President Donald Trump鈥檚 tariffs by compelling Canadian provinces to liberalize trade with one another.

June 2, 2025