The New Jersey Department of Corrections has teamed up with Pratt Institute to debut a fashion design and workforce development program at the Edna Mahan Correctional Facility. “The Design Studio” will offer incarcerated women a structured curriculum in fashion design, apparel construction, digital design and business planning. Organized with equipment to resemble a professional environment,…
The official non-manufacturing PMI, which covers services and construction, fell to 50.0 in September, its lowest reading since November. The composite PMI, which combines manufacturing and non-manufacturing data, edged up slightly to 50.6 from 50.5 in August. Overall, the data points to slow economic momentum across multiple sectors. Source link
US President Donald Trump said on Thursday that he will impose a 100 percent import tax on pharmaceutical drugs. He also announced new tariffs on other products. Here’s what we know, and what it all means. What pharma tariffs has Trump announced? In a post on his Truth Social platform on Thursday, Trump wrote that…
President Donald Trump said Sunday on social media that the United States would allow foreign companies to temporarily bring in “people of expertise” to train American workers, after which they would return home. Why It Matters Trump supports strict immigration measures and pledged to launch the largest mass deportation operation in U.S. history. Thousands of…
Tariffs haunt the global economy once more. Washington under Donald Trump, driven by a potent mix of economic anxiety and political nostalgia, slapped high duties on imports from virtually every country, dreaming of smokestacks rising again across the Rust Belt. It was all about making America great again – MAGA. Many saw it as a…
And that requires swallowing our pride here, right? Like we actually need to learn from China, even though US politicians don’t want to admit that. Yes. I think that we should all swallow pride. My personal philosophy is that if anyone wants to serve me shit, my answer is always going to be: “Please sir,…
The US president’s escalation comes despite a 90-day pause on increased tariffs that has already been agreed, and as negotiations between the world’s two largest economies loom. United States President Donald Trump has said that China must give the US more magnets or “we have to charge them 200 percent tariff or something” amid a…
SEATTLE — Washington-based aircraft corporation Boeing is in talks to sell as many as 500 jets to China, according to Bloomberg News. “This is wonderful news for Washington [state], obviously, with new jobs,” aviation expert Michael Boyd said. SEE ALSO | Boeing secures big win landing $96 billion deal with Qatar Airways If the 500…
China is on a mission to turn its military into a modern fighting force. In the second of this four-part series, we look at how its massive defence industry can support China’s military goals, and during wartime could be further bolstered by the civilian manufacturing sector. In the northeastern city of Shenyang, the future of…
Intel posted details of the plan soon afterward, saying the administration would make an $8.9 billion investment in Intel common stock, paid for with the CHIPS grant money. The company said the stake would be funded with $5.7 billion in grants previously awarded but not yet paid, and $3.2 billion from a separate Defense Department program. It said…