Silicon Valley-area hub becomes factory town
In a busy factory, machinists move sheets of aluminum roll in the back door to be molded, stamped, twisted and notched into high-tech electric cars that sell for more than $60,000 each. Full story
Leading economic indicators hint at underlying strength
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A gauge of future U.S. economic activity in April rose to its highest level in nearly five years as firming housing and labor market conditions offset weakness in manufacturing, suggesting an anticipated growth slowdown would be temporary. Full story
The U.S. factory renaissance and your portfolio
(Reuters) - The possible coming rebirth of U.S. manufacturing might turn out to be the most important investment story of the next decade, up-ending the winners and losers of the former world order. Full story
Wall Street dips at open after data
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks opened modestly lower on Wednesday after the latest data on manufacturing came in weaker than expected. Full story
Eastec trade show held at Big E
Representatives from more than 700 manufacturing companies are gathering in West Springfield this week. Full story
Obama Offers $200 Million Prize to Build 3 Manufacturing Innovation Hubs
The White House announced today that it will expand on its program to promote advanced manufacturing in the U.S., an effort to drive global competitiveness. Full story
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Willie J. Holley III and Lakishka Raybon, employees of the watchmaker Shinola share their pride in creating watches by hand and Heath Carr CEO of Bedrock Manufacturing explains why it is important to be in Detroit a city with a rich manufacturing history.
An old industry provides new jobs for teens
Kids used to go to college to avoid working minimum-wage jobs in factories. But nowadays kids are going to vocational school to get high-tech factory jobs working with computer programs and robotics.
The silver lining to an otherwise disappointing March jobs report
The Cycle hosts and Rana Foroohar highlight the bright spots in the March jobs report – specifically in the manufacturing sector.
Todd to GOP on Obama’s budget: Don’t condemn this
NBC’s Chuck Todd joins the Morning Joe panel to discuss President Barack Obama’s budget proposal and whether the Republicans will speak up on entitlement reform. MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough explains why this conversation is about “generational theft.” Time magazine’s Rick Stengel then joins the panel t
Factory Orders Up 3.0% in February
CNBC's Rick Santelli breaks down the latest numbers on manufacturing.
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