July 21, 2026 12:44 pm, EDT A crane moves an aluminum coil onto the floor of an aluminum manufacturing facility. (Luke Sherratt/Bloomberg) key takeaways: The Trump administration program would reduce aluminum import tariffs from 50% to about 25% for approved companies investing in U.S. plants. The move addresses a shortage of U.S. aluminum as demand
It’s becoming harder to dismiss electric ATVs as novelty machines built for people who enjoy explaining voltage at farm demos, trade show booths, and parties. The category is still young, still weird, and still trying to prove it can do the dirty work without pulling a gas engine for moral support. But when Loncin started
The growth in global manufacturing has had a huge impact on the auto industry. For one, it makes it easier for companies to chase cheap labor around the world in an effort to maximize profits. But there have been a lot of protests, especially recently. For example, nowadays the
Welcome to today’s Photo of the Day! Here we have a Brown Manufacturing Company Ballard Patent Single Shot Sporting Rifle manufactured from 1869 to 1873 in Newburyport, Massachusetts, with at least 500 produced according to the Flederman guide. Brown Manufacturing was one of several small shops that tried to carve out a share of the
A worker uses a brushing machine to refinish reclaimed wood siding at a sawmill in Pine Plains, NY (Angus Mordant/Bloomberg). June 23, 2026 10:50 am, EDT key takeaways: The S&P Global Flash Composite PMI rose to 52.2 as strong manufacturing output pushed US business activity to a five-month high in June. S&P Global data showed
A technician checks a finished solar panel during quality control at a manufacturing plant in White, Ghaziabad. (Matt Odom/Bloomberg) June 15, 2026 10:32 am, EDT key takeaways: US manufacturing output stalled in May after four months of gains, while factory output remained flat from April, according to Federal Reserve data. The slowdown shows that supply