Manufacturing

General Motors recently announced that it would reduce some truck production in North America due to the global chip shortage, while Ford has also pulled back production at several factories.

President Biden on Wednesday detailed his plans to invest billions of dollars to support new semiconductor chip factories, as he spoke about the need to bolster the American supply chain in Pennsylvania.

Furniture sales have surged during the pandemic, leading to major backlogs at manufacturing facilities. This means consumers around the nation should expect delays on their orders. A manufacturer in Conover, North Carolina says their shipping times used to be 8 weeks, but now it's taking them 22 weeks to send orders to customers. Industry experts say supply chain shortages are also contributing to the backlog, creating the perfect storm in recent months.

Reckitt Benckiser Group grappling with a pandemic-recovery double whammy: slowing sales of disinfectants and rising cost inflation.

Japanese photo giant Fujifilm Corp. is closing several plants in South Carolina as more than half its employees in the state will lose their jobs.

Bicycle and sports equipment sellers are facing a second bicycle shortage after an initial shortage occurred in 2020.

Boeing and GDC Technics are locked in a legal battle over the termination of a contract related to the Air Force One production.

President Joe Biden named Celeste Drake to a new position at the White House Office of Management and Budget to monitor his “Buy American” initiative and focus on ensuring the government buys more domestically made goods.

Orders for big-ticket manufactured goods rebounded 0.5% in March as U.S. factories recovered from frigid February weather disruptions

Foxconn Technology Group, the world's largest electronics manufacturer, has reached a new deal with reduced tax breaks for its scaled back manufacturing facility in southeast Wisconsin, Gov. Tony Evers and the the company announced on Monday.

Constellation Research founder Ray Wang weighs in on the long-term effects of the global semiconductor chip shortage.

The value of the humble cardboard box is on the rise, with demand for deliveries and online shopping not slowing down as the coronavirus pandemic nears an end.