Daily Headlines - Afternoon Edition - Feb 9th, 2026
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February 9, 2026
In The Spotlight
Toyota Names New CEO, Hikes Profit Forecasts
The firm announced last month that global sales hit a new record in 2025, helping it retain its title as the world's top automaker and widen the gap with German rival Volkswagen.
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Top Stories
Challenger Report: US Job Cuts Hit January High Not Seen Since 2009
The industrial goods industry cut 1,576 jobs last month, according to the report.
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Disruption Is Hitting Manufacturing from Four Directions
Multiple streams of societal and economic change are sending leaders scrambling to adjust their strategies.
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Industrial Humanoid Robots: Are We Even Talking About the Same Thing?
CES reinforced the possibility of humanoids in manufacturing. But it's unnecessary and even detrimental to make advanced industrial robots look human.
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Grainger Posts Double-Digit January Sales Pop
Still, despite chatter of an inflection in the factory sector, Chairman and CEO D.G. Macpherson says the mood remains merely “okay.”
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