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President Donald Trump arrives to welcome the Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles NFL football team to the South Lawn of the White House, Monday, April 28, 2025, in Washington.
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Trump to Offer Automakers Some Relief on His 25% Tariffs
Automakers have indicated that the tariffs could make U.S. production less competitive worldwide.
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Nefab New Facility Austin Nec Cec
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Nefab Opens $2.5M Engineered Packaging Innovation Hub in Austin
The investment supports the region’s technology, automotive and manufacturing sectors.
April 29, 2025
Vehicles move along the 2023 Chevrolet Bolt EV and EUV assembly line at the General Motors Orion Assembly on June 15, 2023, in Lake Orion, Mich.
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GM Posts Strong Q1 Results, Will Reassess Expectations for 2025 Due to Auto Tariffs
Industry groups have urged the White House to scrap plans for tariffs on imported auto parts.
April 29, 2025
Javid Moghaddasnia, director of customer engagement, discusses American Giant clothing at the company's showroom in San Francisco, April 17, 2025.
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Most Americans Expect Higher Prices as a Result of Tariffs, Poll Finds
Many also fear the country is being steered into a recession.
April 29, 2025
Owner Lisa McDonald packages a loose leaf tea orders at the TeaHaus, April 24, 2025, Ann Arbor, Mich.
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Small Businesses Dependent on Chinese Imports Are Feeling More Desperate
Small companies do not have the runway or the capabilities to move manufacturing on a whim.
April 29, 2025
Coca Cola bottles at a market in Homestead, Pa., Feb. 24, 2025.
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Coca-Cola Reports Better-than-Expected Quarterly Profit, Says It Can Manage Through Tariffs
Coke's unit case volumes grew 2%, led by higher demand in China, India and Brazil.
April 29, 2025
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Technician Heather Browning packages a color sample made of beet powder at Sensient Technologies Corp., St. Louis., April 2, 2025.
The Race to Replace Artificial Dyes Could Feature Beet Juice, Bugs
April 28, 2025
Paul Tattershall, general manager of Balmoral Tanks’ U.S. business, at the new Ohio facility.
Balmoral Tanks Launches U.S. Operations with New Ohio Manufacturing Facility
April 28, 2025
West Virginia Coal Festival teen beauty pageant winner Ava Johnson, 16, collects small pieces of coal left behind at the former Kay Moor coal town and camp in the New River Gorge National Park and Preserve near Fayetteville, W.Va., Thursday, April 17, 2025.
Trump's Push to Save Coal Industry Gets Warm Embrace in West Virginia
April 28, 2025
Physik Instrumente The New 140000 Square Foot Facility
PI Expands U.S. Manufacturing of Motion Control Solutions
April 24, 2025
2 ) Compared To A Conventional Chain System, The New Tool Changer Does Not Move All The Tools, But Only The Required Ones
Zimmermann Develops Own Tool Changer
April 25, 2025
Boom Supersonic's Symphony engine test facility at the Colorado Air and Space Port in Watkins, CO.
Boom Supersonic Announces Symphony Engine Test Site
April 25, 2025
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Intel CEO Lays Out Plans to Cut Staff, Costs and Bureaucracy to 'Reinvent an Industry Icon'
April 25, 2025
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The American-Made Slate Truck EV Arrives Priced at $20K with No Frills
April 25, 2025
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High-Power AA-Size Lithium Oxide Batteries
April 25, 2025
Visitors look at a bare-bones version of Tesla's Cybertruck with devices from AOD Technology, which makes domain control units that process various commands such as opening doors and controlling running boards on SUVs, displayed at the Shanghai auto show on Thursday, April 24, 2025.
Automakers Focus on Global Market, Scold U.S. Over Tariffs at Shanghai's Auto Show
April 25, 2025
This July 9, 2015, file photo, shows signage outside Procter & Gamble corporate headquarters in downtown Cincinnati.
What P&G, Pepsi Say About Tariffs
April 24, 2025
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy speaks during a news conference, March 11, 2025, at the Department of Transportation in Washington.
U.S. Automakers Will Face Easier Federal Rules in Race with China to Develop Self-Driving Cars
April 24, 2025
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Test Equipment (ATE) systems serve the critical purpose of ensuring that electronic devices operate according to specifications in the field.
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Rethinking DIY Approach to Automated Test Equipment Design
Many companies outsource some or all ATE system design and development to third-party specialists.
April 24, 2025
A light post in Hershey, PA near Hershey's Headquarters.
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Hershey Opens Pennsylvania Chocolate Processing Facility
The plant is the first new manufacturing facility near its headquarters in decades.
April 24, 2025
Plastic bottles of Pepsi at a grocery store in New York, Nov. 15, 2023.
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PepsiCo Lowers Forecast Amid Tariff Costs, Lower Consumer Spending
The company also said it plans to accelerate a shift to natural flavors and colors.
April 24, 2025
Intel Corporation's headquarters in Santa Clara, California in November 2023.
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Intel Expected to Cut More than 20,000 Jobs
The announcement could happen today.
April 24, 2025
The Chevron Richmond Refinery in this view from Point Richmond, Calif., Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2023.
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World's Biggest Companies Have Caused $28 Trillion in Climate Damage, New Study Estimates
More than half of the total dollar figure came from 10 fossil fuel providers.
April 24, 2025
Seth Simonson, assistant professor and UAS curriculum lead for the North Dakota State College of Science, holds a Chinese-manufactured drone used in class, on Jan. 15, 2025, at the state Capitol in Bismarck, N.D.
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From Banning Tech to Ending Sister-city Ties, U.S. States Have at Least 240 Anti-China Proposals
The push started well before proposed tariffs on China.
April 24, 2025
Demonstrators protest against Elon Musk and Department of Government Efficiency cuts outside a Tesla dealership, Saturday, April 12, 2025, in Kansas City, Mo.
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Musk Damaged Tesla's Brand in Just a Few Months
Fixing it will likely take longer.
April 24, 2025
People pass by a Tesla sign at the Manila International Auto Show in Pasay city, Philippines Friday, April 11, 2025.
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How Tesla, Boeing Deal With Uncertainty of Trade War
Akzo Nobel, Boston Scientific and AT&T also shared perspectives.
April 23, 2025
Shock By A Door
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The Importance of Wearing a Static Wrist Strap When Handling Electronic Equipment
An electrostatic discharge can be detrimental to electronics.
April 23, 2025
Chobani Impact Batch
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Chobani Announces $1.2B Upstate New York Plant
The company’s third U.S. plant is expected to create more than 1,000 jobs.
April 23, 2025
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent listens as President Donald Trump speaks with reporters as he participates in a ceremonial swearing in of Paul Atkins as chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, in the Oval Office of the White House, Tuesday, April 22, 2025, in Washington.
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U.S. Treasury Secretary Says Chinese Trade War Not 'Sustainable'
He expects a "de-escalation" in the trade war between the world's two largest economies.
April 23, 2025
The Department of Homeland Security seal is seen on the podium at the Immigration and Customs Enforcement headquarters, Wednesday, April 9, 2025, in Washington.
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What Is the Highly Coveted H-1B Visa?
Recent requests from the Trump administration have put greater attention on the program.
April 23, 2025
Boeing 737 MAX airliners are pictured at the company's factory on Thursday, Sept. 12, 2024, in Renton, Wash.
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Boeing Doesn't Expect Its Recovery to Be Impacted by Trade War with China
Chinese airlines are refusing to accept Boeing planes.
April 23, 2025
Elon Musk flashes his T-shirt that reads 'DOGE' to the media as he walks on South Lawn of the White House, in Washington, March 9, 2025.
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Musk Says He'll Spend Less Time in Washington, More Time Running Tesla After Profit Plunges
Investors, who are down more than 40% for the year, say Musk is too distracted.
April 23, 2025
A wagon covered in signs protesting the installation of a Summit Carbon Solutions pipeline stands on a farm in Lake County, S.D., on Monday, March 10, 2025, in one of the counties that the pipeline would cut through.
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South Dakota Panel Rejects Permit for An $8.9 Billion Carbon Capture Midwest Pipeline
Summit said it will refile its application with a reduced route.
April 23, 2025