Manufacturing News

• Fastenal (FAST) to Post Q4 Earnings: What Awaits the Stock?
  
  Fastenal's (FAST) Q4 results are likely to reflect solid demand from manufacturing and non-residential construction amid inflationary pressures.
  Zacks.  Monday, 17 Jan 2022.
• Snarled Supply Chains in Spain Force Manufacturing Closer to Home
  
  Decades of world dependence on Asian textile manufacturing, especially in China, have been disrupted by delays and rising freight costs because of the pandemic. ...
  Voice of America.  Friday, 14 Jan 2022.
• GreenPower (GP) to Build Electric School Buses in West Virginia
  
  GreenPower (GP) inks deal with the state of West Virginia for leasing a manufacturing facility in South Charleston to manufacture zero-emission, all-electric school buses.
  Zacks.  Friday, 14 Jan 2022.
• Flex CEO Revathi Advaithi Shares Insights On Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Healthcare And Women Leadership
  
  Flex is a $24 billion diversified manufacturing company with 160,000 employees in 30 countries. Here are insights from their CEO.
  Forbes.  Thursday, 13 Jan 2022.
• China's zero-Covid strategy hurts consumer spending more than manufacturing
  
  Manufacturers are less affected by city lockdowns since factories are typically spread out in suburban industrial parks, according to an economist at the EIU.
  CNBC.  Thursday, 13 Jan 2022.
• Clear winner in battle of Germany's carmakers - as transition to electric brings new challenges
  
  The German car manufacturing industry is, arguably, the most competitive in the world.
  Sky News.  Wednesday, 12 Jan 2022.
• Mad Catz launches a pile of new gaming peripherals at CES, including a new fight stick
  
  Mad Catz has a 30-year history of making gaming peripherals, manufacturing everything from that controller that you'd always hand off to your younger sibling
  Pocket Lint.  Friday, 7 Jan 2022.
• Supply Chain Woes Prompt a New Push to Revive U.S. Factories
  
  Companies are testing whether the United States can regain some of the manufacturing output it ceded in recent decades to China and other countries.
  New York Times.  Thursday, 6 Jan 2022.
• Next and Greggs raise prices as costs spiral
  
  Both the fashion retailer and bakery chain say they are facing higher wage and manufacturing costs.
  BBC News.  Thursday, 6 Jan 2022.
• Next warns of higher prices as costs rise
  
  The retailer says recent sales rose 20%, but wage, shipping and manufacturing costs are all rising.
  BBC News.  Thursday, 6 Jan 2022.
• Israel hits Gaza with airstrikes
  
  The Israeli military said the attacks targeted a rocket manufacturing facility and a military post for Hamas.
  CBS News.  Saturday, 1 Jan 2022.
• Buffett rejects Bernie Sanders' call to intervene in strike
  
  OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Several hundred striking workers at a manufacturing facility owned by Berkshire Hathaway have picked up some high-profile support from U.S. Sen. ...
  Washington Times.  Thursday, 30 Dec 2021.
• NVIDIA vs. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing: Which Chip Stock is a Better Buy?
  
  As digital transformation picks up pace, the demand for semiconductor chips should keep rising because of their need to run advanced technological devices and electric vehicles (EVs). This, coupled ...
  Entrepreneur.  Monday, 27 Dec 2021.
• China to remove limits on foreign investment in passenger car manufacturing
  
  Chinese authorities will allow full foreign ownership of passenger car manufacturing in the country beginning Jan. 1, 2022.
  CNBC.  Monday, 27 Dec 2021.
• Manufacturing jobs 'reshoring' in U.S. due to supply chain woes, rising costs in China
  
  The supply chain crisis and the pandemic have reinforced an economic maxim that executives at manufacturer Acme Alliance in Northbrook, Illinois, have emphasized for two decades: Keep your operations and jobs near your customers. ...
  Washington Times.  Friday, 24 Dec 2021.

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