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.

May 14th, 2019

Industrial Media Unboxing Video

Industrial Media Unboxing Video

IEN Unboxed is a new show in which our editors unbox new tools on the market and discuss their features.

John Deere Dubuque Works union employee Steve Thor pickets outside UAW Local 94 in Dubuque, Iowa, Oct. 14, 2021.

Farmers, Deere Suppliers Worry About Strike's Impact

The longer the strike continues, the greater the effect will be on communities surrounding the factories.

Dozens of U.S. Nuclear Lab Workers Sue over Vaccine Mandate

The plaintiffs include people who have some of the highest security clearances in the nation.

A column of candy, left, featured in TikTok videos is displayed at It'Sugar candy store, Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2021, on the Upper East Side of New York.

'As Seen on TikTok' is the New 'As Seen on TV'

National chains, hoping to get TikTok’s mostly young users into its stores, are setting up TikTok sections.

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Despite Inflation, September Retail Sales Rise 0.7%

Prices have jumped almost across the board, making gasoline, furniture, cars and trips to the grocery store or restaurant more expensive.

Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket passengers, from left, Audrey Powers, William Shatner, Chris Boshuizen, and Glen de Vries during a media availability at the spaceport near Van Horn, Texas, Oct. 13, 2021.

William Shatner, TV's Capt. Kirk, Blasts into Space

The “Star Trek” actor and three fellow passengers hurtled 66.5 miles over the West Texas desert.

Cholula, Puebla, Mexico, Aug. 2021.

Mexico Gives Reprieve to Illegal Car Imports

Automakers say the measure will fill the country with junk cars.

A now hiring sign sits on a display in a clothing store Saturday, Oct. 9, 2021, in Sioux Falls, S.D. The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell to its lowest level since the pandemic began, a sign the job market is still improving even as hiring has slowed in the past two months.

Unemployment Claims Hit Pandemic Low

The decline in layoffs comes amid an otherwise unusual job market.

University of Utah mechanical engineering assistant professor Tommaso Lenzi, left, helps Alec McMorris put on an experimental exoskeleton that Lenzi has developed for lower-limb amputees.

Powered Exoskeleton Helps Amputees Walk with Less Effort

The device uses motors, microprocessors and algorithms, much like an e-bike helps riders pedal uphill.

A sign in the parking lot of Mariano's grocery store advertises the availability of jobs Friday, Oct. 8, 2021, in Chicago. One reason America’s employers are having trouble filling jobs was starkly illustrated in a report Tuesday, Oct. 12: Americans are quitting in droves.

Americans Quit Their Jobs at a Record Pace

It was equivalent to nearly 3% of the workforce, but some industries were barely impacted.

Brian Goldner, chairman of the board and CEO of Hasbro, listens as President Donald Trump speaks during a roundtable with industry executives about reopening the country after coronavirus closures, in the State Dining Room of the White House, Friday, May 29, 2020, in Washington. Toymaker Hasbro Inc. announced Sunday, Oct. 10, 2021, that Goldner is taking a medical leave of absence from his CEO role, effective immediately. The move follows Goldner's disclosure in August 2020 that he was undergoing continued medical treatment for cancer since 2014.

Hasbro's CEO to Take Immediate Medical Leave

Brian Goldner announced last year that he'd been undergoing cancer treatment since 2014.

In this Oct. 20, 2010, file photo, cans of paint are seen at a Sherwin Williams store in Brunswick, Maine. Sherwin-Williams is one of a number of companies that have warned higher costs are hurting profits.

Inflation Knocks Businesses Off Balance as Recovery Slows

Worries about inflation becoming a longer-term reality for the economy are reflected in the bond market.