Trump Nominates Powell As Next Fed Chair

Jerome Powell currently serves on the Federal Reserve board of governors.

Nov 6, 2017

Today in Manufacturing Podcast

Today in Manufacturing Podcast

January 31, 2023

Deep sea sponges and other creatures live on and among valuable manganese nodules like this one that could be mined from the seafloor.

Deep Seabed Mining Pits Renewable Energy Demand Against Ocean Life

January 17, 2023

A grocery store in Cheverly, Md., posts a sign to apologize for the increased price of their eggs, Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2023.

Soaring Egg Prices Put Pressure on Producers, Consumers

January 11, 2023

A Union Pacific train travels through Union, Neb., on July 31, 2018. Federal regulators have ordered Union Pacific to make sure a California company gets the grain it needs to prevent millions of chickens from starving while it works to recover from the recent bitter cold and snow. This is the second time in the past year regulators issued an emergency order related to delivery problems at Foster Farms as the railroad struggled with a shortage of crews.

Feds Say Railroad Must Deliver Grain to California Chickens

January 4, 2023

This 2019 aerial photo provided by ConocoPhillips shows an exploratory drilling camp at the proposed site of the Willow oil project on Alaska's North Slope.

Biden Administration Recommends Major Alaska Oil Project

It could boost U.S. energy security.

February 3, 2023

Workers wearing face masks sew fabrics at a textile factory in Huimin county in east China's Shandong province on Oct. 25, 2022. Chinese factory activity rebounded in January from three months of contraction, adding to signs the world’s second-largest economy might be recovering from a painful slump, an official survey showed Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023.

Chinese Factory Activity Rebounds

This adds to signs the world’s second-largest economy might be recovering from a painful slump.

January 31, 2023

Refined tellurium is displayed at the Rio Tinto Kennecott refinery, May 11, 2022, in Magna, Utah.

Study Says World Has Enough Rare Earth Minerals to Fuel Green Energy Shift

Some people have worried that there won't be enough key minerals to make the switch.

January 30, 2023

Cartons of eggs on display at HarvesTime Foods, Chicago, Jan. 5, 2023.

Soaring Egg Prices Raise Questions About Price-Gouging

A senator asked the FTC to investigate whether prices have been improperly manipulated.

January 25, 2023

A worker looks at the Paris2024 Olympics Porte de la Chapelle Arena building site Monday, Jan. 23, 2023 in Paris.

Paris Rushing to Finish 2024 Olympics Construction Work

With just 18 months to go, finding steel is a problem.

January 25, 2023

A Union Pacific train travels through Union, Neb., July 31, 2018.

Railroad's Plan for Cutting Train Crews Put on Hold

The union representing conductors has long raised safety concerns about the proposal.

January 20, 2023

Deep sea sponges and other creatures live on and among valuable manganese nodules like this one that could be mined from the seafloor.

Deep Seabed Mining Pits Renewable Energy Demand Against Ocean Life

What's down there, and why should we care?

January 17, 2023

A Union Pacific train travels through Union, Neb., July 31, 2018.

Poultry Producer Says Grain Inventories Restored

The federal government had ordered Union Pacific Railroad to step up its shipments.

January 16, 2023

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Huge Rare Earth Elements Deposit Found in Arctic Sweden

It has more than 1 million tons of rare earth oxides.

January 12, 2023

A grocery store in Cheverly, Md., posts a sign to apologize for the increased price of their eggs, Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2023.

Soaring Egg Prices Put Pressure on Producers, Consumers

Prices have more than doubled over the past year.

January 11, 2023

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Manufacturing Technology Orders Down Nearly One-Third in November

The year-to-date total is now behind the previous year's pace.

January 9, 2023

A row of new Ford Fusions are for sale on the lot at Butler County Ford in Butler, Pa., Nov. 19, 2015.

Supply Chain Woes Caused U.S. Auto Sales to Fall 8% Last Year

Vehicle sales dropped to their lowest level in more than a decade.

January 5, 2023

A Union Pacific train travels through Union, Neb., on July 31, 2018. Federal regulators have ordered Union Pacific to make sure a California company gets the grain it needs to prevent millions of chickens from starving while it works to recover from the recent bitter cold and snow. This is the second time in the past year regulators issued an emergency order related to delivery problems at Foster Farms as the railroad struggled with a shortage of crews.

Feds Say Railroad Must Deliver Grain to California Chickens

It's to prevent millions of chickens and hundreds of thousands of cattle from starving.

January 4, 2023

Mfg Data

Key Trends to Remember for 2023

Rising interest rates, a shortage of skilled labor and unresolved supply chain issues will impact everyone, but none more than the underprepared.

December 29, 2022

Tugboats steer the vessel FSRU Exemplar, the floating liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal chartered by Finland to replace Russian gas, as it arrives to the Inkoo port, west of Helsinki, Wednesday Dec. 28, 2022. Finland has agreed a 10-year charter for the Exemplar floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) that will serve both its domestic and the Baltic market, providing additional resources as Europe grapples with an energy crisis.

Finland Gets Floating LNG Terminal to Replace Russian Gas

It has a capacity of 68,000 tons of LNG and is scheduled to be operational from the beginning of 2023.

December 28, 2022