Industrial News

• Plexus (PLXS) Q1 Earnings Beat Estimates, Revenues Rise Y/Y
  
  Plexus' (PLXS) first-quarter results reflect robust revenues from Healthcare/Life Sciences, Industrial/Commercial and Aerospace/Defense sectors.
  Zacks.  Thursday, 23 Jan 2020.
• Applied Industrial (AIT) Posts In-Line Q2 Earnings, Cuts View
  
  Applied Industrial's (AIT) Q2 sales hurt by weakness in end-markets and slower demand in December. The company lowers fiscal 2020 projections due to market uncertainties.
  Zacks.  Thursday, 23 Jan 2020.
• Chinese city at center of virus outbreak a major crossroads
  
  The central Chinese city at the center of an outbreak of a new virus that has sickened nearly 600 people and killed at least 17 is one of the country's largest industrial hubs and a major crossroads. ...
  Washington Times.  Thursday, 23 Jan 2020.
• Indian industrialists at Davos say they aren't too worried about IMF growth downgrade
  
  The IMF marked down India's growth projection for 2020 by 1.2 percentage points from its October forecast and expects Asia's third-largest economy to grow by 5.8% before jumping up to 6.5% in 2021.
  CNBC.  Thursday, 23 Jan 2020.
• Cummins workers balloted on strike action over plant closure
  
  Unite said staff at the Cumbernauld factory would start voting on industrial action from Thursday.
  BBC News.  Wednesday, 22 Jan 2020.
• Democrats Swarm Industrial Iowa to Prove They Can Beat Trump
  
  White House hopefuls are campaigning in the more than two dozen Iowa counties that went from supporting Barack Obama in 2012 to supporting Donald Trump in 2016
  Voice of America.  Wednesday, 22 Jan 2020.
• Studies question assumptions on industrial damage to Wood Buffalo park
  
  Canada's largest national park is drying out, but new research suggests it's more the result of long-term climate change than upstream hydro dams.
  CBC News.  Monday, 20 Jan 2020.
• A top doctor and anti-pollution expert reveals: The secret to ageing well in our toxic times
  
  Dr Jenny Goodman shares tips to get well and stay well at a time when we're constantly exposed to toxic chemicals. Since the Industrial revolution, we have synthesised 80,000 artificial chemicals.
  Daily Mail.  Monday, 20 Jan 2020.
• Premature births: One of the biggest public health threats facing the U.S.
  
  One in 10 births in this country is premature, one of the highest rates in the industrialized world; author Sarah DiGregorio says we must do better
  CBS News.  Sunday, 19 Jan 2020.
• A theory on who's doing all the buying that's pushing stocks higher and higher
  
  Given a series of new highs for the S&P 500, the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the Nasdaq, the obvious question is who is doing all this buying?
  CNBC.  Saturday, 18 Jan 2020.
• The next industrial revolution is happening in your home
  
  Here's how the global business and political elite at the World Economic Forum in Davos think the Internet of Things, big data, and artificial intelligence will change the world
  CBS News.  Thursday, 16 Jan 2020.
• Health strikes: NI unions suspend industrial action
  
  Unison and RCN step back from industrial action over pay and staffing following Stormont deal.
  BBC News.  Thursday, 16 Jan 2020.
• Will Industrial Exoskeletons Weaken Workers? Unlikely! Q&A With Dr. Karl Zelik
  
  Do you get asked often if industrial exoskeletons could cause muscle weakness?
  Forbes.  Thursday, 16 Jan 2020.
• Syrian government airstrikes in rebel-controlled area kill 15
  
  Syrian government warplanes struck a market and an industrial area Wednesday in the last territory in the hands of rebel groups in the country's northwest, killing at least 15 people, opposition activists said.
  CBC News.  Wednesday, 15 Jan 2020.
• Researchers solve a scientific mystery about evaporation
  
  Evaporation can explain why water levels drop in a full swimming pool, but it also plays an important role in industrial processes ranging from cooling electronics to power generation. ...
  Science Daily.  Monday, 13 Jan 2020.

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