manufacturing

Electric Vehicles

Tesla is Paying Up to Keep Elon Musk’s Eyes On the Road

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During the company’s second-quarter earnings report last month, Musk admitted the company may be headed for “a few rough quarters.”

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Artificial Intelligence

May AI Take Your Order, Please?

AI is moving into jobs in food services and retail traditionally best left to humans. Can the imperfect tech give customers what they want?

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Economics

Bet Your Bottom Dollar: Can the Sinking US Greenback Bounce Back?

The dollar is the most important currency on earth, adding up to 57.7% of global currency reserves in the first quarter.

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Industrials

Pentagon to Take $400 Million Stake in Rare Earth Miner Outside Vegas

China accounts for nearly two-thirds of raw material production and 90% of the manufacturing of rare earth magnets.

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Semiconductors

Chipmakers Emerge as Big Winners in ‘Big Beautiful Bill’

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When it comes to competing on the world’s semiconductor stage, US lawmakers are not content to let the chips fall where they may.

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Indicators

US Service Economy Suffers Unexpected Trade War Blow

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

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Technology

IBM Joins Tech Giants Pouring Billions into US Production

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IBM is booting up its domestic production, setting aside $150 billion to make computers in the US over the next five years.

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Semiconductors

Intel Takes an L, Pulling Back From Chip Biz Altera

Altera specializes in a type of semiconductor that’s used in a variety of industries including telecom, defense, and robotics.

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Industrials

Manufacturing Discontent: Can Tariffs Spur Domestic Reindustrialization?

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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Big Tech

Bruised Apple Gives Investors Ringside Seats for Global Tariff Grudge Match

The world’s largest public company by market cap had its biggest one-day wipeout since the Covid pandemic’s 2020 shock.

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