Manufacturing

Employees at work in the new multibillion-dollar Honda car plant in Celaya, in the central Mexican state of Guanajuato, Friday, Feb. 21, 2014.

Unions criticize USMCA wages provision, potentially endangering the deal

Sean Higgins · November 5, 2018 11:01 pm

A monitor displays General Electric Co. signage on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., on Monday, Oct. 1, 2018. U.S. stocks rose toward records, while the Canadian dollar and Mexican peso gained after negotiatorsÂ agreedÂ to a new version of the Nafta trade pact.

New GE chief bets on himself with $2 million stock purchase

James Langford · November 5, 2018 10:33 pm

In this Thursday, Oct. 18, 2018, photo Gil Rodriguez constructs a door at the Howard McCray's commercial refrigeration manufacturing facility in Philadelphia. This year, McCray has slashed its spending on large equipment in half. Christopher Scott, president of Howard McCray, is also leaving four jobs unfilled and instead adding more overtime for his current workers. âThatâs what the tariffs are doing to us,â Scott said.

Trump’s tariffs slowing down US manufacturing, industry says

Joseph Lawler · November 2, 2018 2:04 pm

In this April 15, 2014 photo, workers assemble blender bases at the Vitamix manufacturing facility in Strongsville, Ohio. The Institute for Supply Management, a trade group of purchasing managers, issues its index of manufacturing activity for April on Thursday, May 1, 2014. (AP Photo/Mark Duncan)

Top manufacturing group urges SEC to crack down on proxy advisers

Joe Williams · October 31, 2018 4:39 pm

New GE chief slashes dividend as US reviews $22 billion power writedown

James Langford · October 30, 2018 12:34 pm

Luis Ramos works at the Howard McCray's commercial refrigeration manufacturing facility in Philadelphia.

Beltway Confidential

Trump’s tax cuts jolt manufacturing jobs

Abigail Marone · October 29, 2018 9:50 pm

The Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 posted their first quarterly decline since President Trump took office.

Examiner earnings recap: Sliding markets, Trump tariffs spell trouble

Joe Williams · October 26, 2018 8:57 pm

President Trump talks in the Oval Office of the White House in D.C.

Trump is in denial about the effect of his tariffs

Washington Examiner · October 26, 2018 4:03 am

A worker walks past steel coils at the U.S. Steel Corp. Granite City Works facility in Granite City, Ill., Thursday, July 26, 2018.

Unlikely protectionist group seeks to counter Chamber on trade and tariffs

Sean Higgins · October 25, 2018 4:00 am

This Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2018, file photo shows a screen above the floor of the New York Stock Exchange showing the closing number of the Dow Jones Industrial Average.

Dow Jones slides 608 points, wipes out all of this year’s growth

James Langford · October 24, 2018 8:07 pm

Trader Gregory Rowe works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2018. Stocks are opening sharply lower on Wall Street following big drops in Asia and Europe.

Wall Street alarm fades after rout sparked by soaring tariff costs

James Langford · October 23, 2018 3:01 pm

A Caterpillar grader is trucked out of the plant in Decatur, Ill. (AP/Seth Perlman)

Caterpillar posts record profit after raising prices to cover Trump tariffs

Joe Williams · October 23, 2018 8:34 am