Competitiveness

Fed Scales Back Forecast for Growth, Inflation

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:29:00 +0000

Outlooks brightens for 2014, with growth predicted in a range from 3% to 3.5%.

US, EU Launch Talks on Vast Free-Trade Deal

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 20:52:00 +0000

President Obama said the deal 'will support hundreds of thousands of jobs on both sides of the ocean.'

Confidence of US Home Builders Soars in June

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 20:15:00 +0000

Housing market index surges to highest level in seven years.

Airbus Next-Generation Plane Prepares For First Flight

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 13:48:00 +0000

If the maiden flight is successful, Airbus will enter a test flying period it hopes will last less than 18 months, and plans to deliver its first A350 at the end of next year.

CEOs Slightly More Optimistic About US Economy: Business Roundtable

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 21:39:00 +0000

Expectations brighten for sales and hiring, but political uncertainty is stifling growth.

The Myth of First-Mover Advantage

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 19:02:00 +0000

Should you, as a manufacturer, stoke the fire beneath your innovation group to move faster? Probably not.

Apple announced Monday that it is getting into the internet radio business, currently dominated by Pandora. Does this matter to you? It should, because the outcome will demonstrate a principle you should be touting in your R&D departments and shouting in your boardrooms.

Strikers Fired from Cambodia Factory Making Nike Products, Union Says

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 15:15:00 +0000

Cambodian workers have staged a series of shows of discontent at low wages and tough conditions in the multibillion-dollar textile industry, which produces goods for top Western brands.

Shale Resources Add 47% to Global Gas Reserves, EIA Estimates

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 21:55:00 +0000

The US Energy Information Administration also cautioned that the assessments are 'highly uncertain and will remain so until they are extensively tested with production wells.'

The US Energy Information Administration also cautioned that the assessments are ‘highly uncertain and will remain so until they are extensively tested with production wells.’

Exports from China Slow Sharply in May

Sat, 08 Jun 2013 16:40:00 +0000

Overseas shipments rose just 1%, far lower than the 14.7% recorded in April, customs officials said.

Can Manufacturing Push Past Uncertainty?

Mon, 03 Jun 2013 20:30:00 +0000

The path to prosperity has been littered with economic obstacles in 2013, but economists expect growth to pick up soon and U.S. manufacturers to benefit from a changing energy picture.

"A thought for my fellow CEOs: Of course, the immediate future is uncertain; America has faced the unknown since 1776. It's just that sometimes people focus on the myriad of uncertainties that always exist while at other times they ignore them (usually because the recent past has been uneventful)."