manufacturing

China’s Purchasing Managers Index Rallies Amid Relaxed Controls
China’s Purchasing Managers Index Rallies Amid Relaxed Controls
March 31, 2020  |  International

As government bodies have eased controls to combat disease and let manufacturing facilities open again, manufacturing in China bounced back in March. The purchasing managers’...

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US Pandemic Protocols Could Hamper Chinese Production
US Pandemic Protocols Could Hamper Chinese Production
March 19, 2020  |  Coronavirus

As factories in China start firing up assembly lines again they will be confronted with U.S. protocols in place to contain the coronavirus, according to...

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Boku CEO On Digital Content’s New Tailwind
Boku CEO On Digital Content’s New Tailwind
March 06, 2020  |  Merchant Innovation

On Dec. 1, 2019, there was no shortage of predictions about which stories would drive payments, commerce and the global financial ecosystem. Trade disputes, the connected...

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Apple Parts Maker Foxconn Back To Work In China
Apple Parts Maker Foxconn Back To Work In China
March 03, 2020  |  Apple

Apple manufacturer and supplier Foxconn is back to work in China and said production would be back to normal by the end of the month...

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Apple Says Coronavirus Will Ding Future Revenue
Apple Says Coronavirus Will Ding Future Revenue
February 18, 2020  |  Apple

Citing the deadly coronavirus, Apple has become the first major company to admit it won’t meet its projected revenue for this quarter because of the...

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Gov’t: US Manufacturing Spend Dips As US Consumer Spending Rises
Gov’t: US Manufacturing Spend Dips As US Consumer Spending Rises
February 16, 2020  |  Economy

A warm January led to utilities dropping 4 percent for the month as Americans reduced their reliance on heat, according to The Wall Street Journal....

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2020 Economy Off To A Slow Start
2020 Economy Off To A Slow Start
February 14, 2020  |  Economy

Both factory output and a key measurement statistic for retail sales were down in January, signaling a slow start to the economy this year, according...

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Data Shows Hiring Stalled At US Small Businesses In 2019
Data Shows Hiring Stalled At US Small Businesses In 2019
February 10, 2020  |  SMBs

Employee head count at U.S. small businesses remained stagnant last year, despite record growth among larger firms’ employment, The Wall Street Journal reported. American businesses...

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Services Sector Drives US Business Growth; Europe Loses Momentum
Services Sector Drives US Business Growth; Europe Loses Momentum
January 26, 2020  |  International

Breaking trends in the rest of the world, the U.S.’ business activity is on the upswing so far in 2020. In other major countries, that...

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