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Unknowns about 2020 Election Make Some Businesses Cautious
Presidential election years can be tough on small and mid-sized businesses — they tend to cut their spending when they're uncertain about what lies ahead.
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Justice's Antitrust Chief Sketches How He'll Assess Big Tech
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Oregon Preparing for Possible Interstate Pot Commerce
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Trump Says Progress Needed to Stop 5 Percent Mexico Tariff Plan
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Industry 4.0: Why Manufacturers Need to Keep Their Eye on the Long Game
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Is 'Big Tech' Too Big? A Look at Growing Antitrust Scrutiny
Here's a look at the cases that could be brought against them and what their defenses could be.
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Powell Hints Fed Will Cut Rates If Needed Over Trade Wars
Chairman Jerome Powell said Tuesday that the Federal Reserve is prepared to respond to the Trump administration's trade conflicts to protect the U.S. economy, signaling that the Fed will cut interest rates if necessary.
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Congress Launches Big Tech Antitrust Probe
The federal government may be warming up its antitrust enforcement machine and pointing it at Big Tech.
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Google's Activities Under Scrutiny by U.S., Europe Regulators
Governments around the world are becoming increasingly unnerved by the power amassed by major technology companies.
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FT: Huawei Cuts Meetings With U.S., Sends U.S. Workers Home
The Financial Times reported Friday that tech giant Huawei has ordered its employees to cancel technical meetings with American contacts and has sent home numerous U.S. employees working at its Chinese headquarters.
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Why the U.S. Economy May Have Already Peaked for the Year
The U.S. economy grew at a solid 3.1 percent annual rate in the January-March quarter — a pace that will likely prove to be the high-water mark for the year before growth weakens in the coming months.
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Couture Council to Honor Louboutin and His Red-Soled Shoes
Designer Christian Louboutin says he was experimenting in his factory one day when he suddenly seized his assistant's bottle of red polish to blot out the usual black soles and try some bright color.
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Retailers, Shoppers Could Feel More Pain If Tariffs Spread
An escalating trade war between the U.S. and China could mean higher prices on a broad array of products from toys to clothing. But some retailers will be less equipped to handle the pain than others, leaving consumers to carry the load.
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Come-On, PLM! Part 2
Each PLM provider must show how its road map for Digital Twin can support and help shape Digital Transformation in general.
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Come-On, PLM! Part 1
A combination of new technologies and experience enables users to make better use of software, and grow both the scope and intensity of the use of applications.
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Tariffs Will Impact All of Us—Here’s Why
Ashley Carman talks to gadget makers and creators about how political policies around tariffs affect their businesses.
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Hard Hats to Hard Work: Five Generations and Still Going Strong
Wells Bullard talks about her family business, her passion for manufacturing, and her experience as a female leader in a traditionally male-dominated industry.
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People Power—the Driving Force of the Fourth Industrial Revolution
Successful technology implementations at manufacturing sites are not typically designed to replace workers, but instead give them new capabilities and tools.
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Apple's Incredible 21st Century Growth
This chart shows Apple's revenue by operating segment since fiscal year 2001.
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Fed Signals Neither a Rate Hike nor a Cut Is Likely Soon
The Federal Reserve left its key interest rate unchanged Wednesday and signaled that it's unlikely to either raise or cut rates in coming months amid signs of renewed economic health but unusually low inflation.
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Fed Seen as Sure to Leave Rates Alone Despite Trump Pressure
The Federal Reserve is all but sure to keep interest rates on hold Wednesday — and for the foreseeable future — even as President Donald Trump keeps up his attacks on the Fed for not cutting rates.
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Robotics Startup That Made Cute Toy Cozmo Shuts Down
A startup that tried to advance the dream of intelligent robots in the home with its toy robot Cozmo is shutting down.
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Small Business Optimism Shows Signs of Ebbing, Survey Says
Small business owners' optimism is showing more signs of ebbing.
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Survey Predicts Slower Pace of Economic Growth
A survey of corporate economists predicts the economy will expand over the next year, although the pace of growth will decline and employers are facing pressure to raise wages, spend more on worker training and automate tasks because of the low unemployment rate.
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Horizontal and Vertical Integration in Industry 4.0
Industry 4.0 has further amplified the importance of horizontal and vertical integration, making them the very backbone on which the Smart Factory is built.
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Tesla CEO Heads Down Perilous Road in Pursuit of Profit
Tesla has lost nearly $6 billion since setting out to revolutionize the auto industry 15 years ago, but CEO Elon Musk foresees a profitable future fueled in part by a ride-hailing service made up of electric cars driven by robots.
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Evers: Foxconn Proposed Renegotiating Wisconsin Deal
Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers said in a letter his office released Tuesday that Foxconn Technology Group approached the state last month about wanting to renegotiate its contract for a project that could yield the global electronics giant more than $4 billion in state and local tax credits.
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Corporate America Embraces 420 as Pot Legalization Grows
Marijuana users have for decades celebrated their love of the drug on April 20, but the once counter-culture celebration that was all about getting stoned now is so mainstream Corporate America is starting to embrace it.
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Apple Expands Global Recycling Programs
Apple has announced a major expansion of its recycling programs, quadrupling the number of locations U.S. customers can send their iPhone to be disassembled by Daisy, its recycling robot.
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Consumer Confidence Remains High in the U.S.
This chart shows the Index of Consumer Sentiment in the United States.
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Apple, Qualcomm Settle Bitter Dispute Over iPhone Technology
Apple and mobile chip maker Qualcomm have settled a bitter financial dispute centered on some of the technology that enables iPhones to connect to the internet.
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German Industrial Production Rises on Construction Gains
German industrial production rose unexpectedly in February, driven by strong growth in the construction sector.
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World Trade Forecasts Slashed Again Amid U.S.-China Standoff
The World Trade Organization has cut its forecast for trade growth this year by more than a percentage point, to 2.6%, due to an economic slowdown and amid a trade conflict between the United States and China.
