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International Economics

Tariffs Deliver Record Drop in US Trade Deficit

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Does the deficit crunch mean the US has won the first big battle of the trade war? Well, that’s a complicated question

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CIO Upside

Why It’s So Hard to Modernize Your Outdated ERP

Fractured ERP systems are “going to get fewer returns on your investment.”

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Indicators

US Service Economy Suffers Unexpected Trade War Blow

The surprising news comes just ahead of an all-important jobs report from the Labor Department due out Friday.

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Economics

Wall Street Braces for More Investors Dissing Dollar

The dollar decline comes just as a couple of other key US economic indicators have begun blinking red, too.

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Autos

Struggling Stellantis Picks Insider to Steer Turnaround Effort

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The multinational automaking giant announced Wednesday that its Americas COO Antonio Filosa will soon sit in the driver’s seat.

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Industrials

Manufacturing Discontent: Can Tariffs Spur Domestic Reindustrialization?

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As a share of US GDP, the manufacturing sector has decreased from a nearly 25% peak in the 1950s to about 11% today.

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Autos

Can the Automotive Industry Survive the Trade War?

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Here’s the bad news: Auto manufacturing is a notoriously thin-margin industry, and tariffs could tear right through those margins.

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