Competitiveness

Highlights

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aluminum automotive
March 27, 2025
Reliance on volatile electricity markets and expensive fossil fuels has left our domestic industry in a dire position.
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Semiconductor wafers
Feb. 18, 2025
Given geopolitical tensions, the Taiwanese chipmaker should not have sole ownership of Intel's chipmaking business.
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Three cargo ships nearing lock at the Panama Canal
Jan. 21, 2025
Trump, in his inaugural address Monday, repeated his complaint that China was effectively "operating" the Panama Canal through its growing presence around the waterway.
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Jan. 20, 2025
Increased tariffs, emissions rollbacks and eliminating incentives will bring turmoil and instability.
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Jan. 16, 2025
The US is the biggest user of the Canal, but influence on its operations is dispersed among contracts with bidders internationally.

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