Articles in Economy

Manufacturers hope to enlist young adults

by Joshua Silavent (Photo Credit: ERIN O. SMITH/The Times) on April 05, 2015

Arielle Holland, 18, a Johnson High School senior, heat shrinks over connectors on 26A thermostats Thursday at Baldor Electric. The Chamber of Commerce launched a new workforce development program, which seeks to get high school students interested i... Read full article

Brazil’s Economy Expanded Slightly in 2014

by JEFFREY T. LEWIS And ROGERIO JELMAYER on March 27, 2015

Brazil’s economy posted in 2014 its worst performance by far under President Dilma Rousseff’s administration, a blow to her prestige as her government works to regain credibility with markets and pass an austerity program through Congress.... Read full article

Toyota Unveils Revamped Manufacturing Process

by YOKO KUBOTA (PHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE/GETTY IMAGES) on March 26, 2015

World’s best-selling auto maker to produce half its vehicles in this manner by 2020 ... Read full article

Manufacturing renaissance lost

by ROBERT ATKINSON and ADAMS NAGER on March 26, 2015

Are happy days here again for American manufacturing? Optimists say yes: High global shipping costs, rising Chinese wages and a domestic shale gas boom are bringing appliance manufacturing back to Kentucky, creating automotive jobs in Tennessee and ... Read full article

Why the US Economy Is Strong Relative to Other Economies

by Russ Koesterich, CFA on March 25, 2015

We have been seeing countervailing forces are pulling stocks in opposite directions. Next to more evidence that the U.S. economy is improving, we are seeing several signs of slowing growth outside the United States: weak import/export data from China... Read full article

Yokohama Tire nearing completion in West Point

by www.hattiesburgamerican.com on March 25, 2015

Yokohama Tire Manufacturing Mississippi, Yokohama LLC's new commercial tire plant in West Point, is nearing completion. The roughly one-million-square-foot factory is on target to begin production in October, with many of its key milestones involving... Read full article

Officials Talk Economic Relationships at US-China Forum

by CAROLINA I. PORTELA-BLANCO on March 24, 2015

Keynote speakers at the Harvard US-China Economic Forum stressed the importance of building economic relationships abroad, as well as fostering connections among domestic groups, on Saturday in Northwest Labs.... Read full article

Innovation Awards 2015: finalists in manufacturing sector

by Barry McCall (Image Credit: The Irish Times) on March 23, 2015

In Ireland it allows Visa debit cardholders to pay bills up to €15 without going to the trouble of putting the card in the machine and entering a PIN number – all they have to do is scan the card across the surface of the reader and the bill gets pai... Read full article

Here's your complete preview of this week's big economic events

by SAM RO (Image Credit - Reuters Abdrew Cullen) on March 23, 2015

"The Committee anticipates that it will be appropriate to raise the target range for the federal funds rate when it has seen further improvement in the labor market and is reasonably confident that inflation will move back to its 2% objective over th... Read full article

Global Economy Weekahead: U.S. inflation, Greek tensions in focus

by GAVIN JONES on March 22, 2015

(Reuters) - Markets still digesting an unexpectedly cautious message from the Federal Reserve will get more food for thought this week with U.S. inflation data and potentially rising risks of a Greek exit from the euro zone.... Read full article