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Posted by smorgante
• 02/22/2012

 

WSJ: Payroll tax cut extension finally passed

The Hill: Potentially bleak jobs numbers in February. 

The Atlantic: Will the false recovery of 2011 come again in 2012? 

NPR: Manufacturing and modern family life

The Hill: Obama Administration will unveil new corporate tax policy soon. 

NYT: President Obama plans to cut the top corporate tax rate to 25% for manufacturers

WSJ: Mitt Romney previews his economic plan. 

AP: Further coverage of the iPad copyright lawsuit in China. 

Posted by smorgante
• 02/21/2012

The Hill: At a Boeing factory, President Obama touts manufacturing in his weekly address.

WSJ: Air Force One returned to the Everett, WA factory where it was made.

WaPo: Although factories are hiring again, there is still a shortage of skilled workers.

WSJ: China could soon be dealing with another debt problem, one caused by loans from unlisted banks.

WaPo: Greek debt deal is reached, coupled with harsh austerity measures.

NYT: Changes appear to be in the works at Foxconn.

WSJ: After his American tour last week, Xi Jinping returns home to unfinished business.

AP: An explosion at a steel mill in China has killed at least 13 workers.

NYT: Debt-wracked Ireland is posed to be China’s entry into the Eurozone.

WaPo: Small former manufacturing towns could propel Rick Santorum to the GOP nomination.

AP: Rick Santorum is connecting with working class voters in Michigan.

Posted by smorgante
• 02/17/2012

WSJ: Manufacturing continues to be a bright spot in the economy.

NYT: Manufacturing and housing are both picking up steam, good news for the overall economy.

FP: In Iowa, Xi Jinping and Gov. Terry Branstad meet to build ties.

The Hill: GM posted a record profit of $7.6 billion.

WSJ: Rick Santorum continues to paint himself as the candidate for working-class GOP voters.

The Hill: Payroll tax cut extension appears to be a done deal.

WSJ: More positive signs from the Philly Fed.

NYT: China’s currency is rising slowly, but it’s too slow and too small to make a difference.

NPR: How the Chinese feel when Europe comes asking for money.

WSJ: China and Iran reach an agreement to keep the oil flowing.

Posted by aburke
• 02/16/2012

WaPo: Obama, GOP candidates more hopeful about factory jobs.

AP/CNBC: Obama touts manufacturing at Wisconsin plant...but was his visit premature?

AP: Manufacturers providing outsized boost to economy.

WSJ: Xi Jinping, China's presumptive next leader meets critics in Congress.

LA Times: Xi Jinping confronted on human rights in Capitol Hill meeting.

NPR: GE exec says outsourcing doesn't mean lost US jobs

WaPo: Members press China on Iran, currency, human rights.

Posted by smorgante
• 02/15/2012

Bloomberg: Manufacturing production continued to rise in January.

NYT: Xi and Obama meet in the Oval office.

FP: Tough talk on trade for Xi in Washington.

WSJ: Accompanying Xi Jinping to the U.S: top Chinese business leaders.

NYT: The iPad copyright dispute is escalating in China.

WSJ: Coverage of Xi’s visit to the Pentagon.

The Hill: Payroll tax cut extension appears to be coming together.

WSJ: Video report of Xi Jinping’s upcoming visit to Iowa.

Posted by smorgante
• 02/14/2012

DN: Mitt Romney says that “managed bankruptcy” was preferable to the Auto Rescue.

WaPo: Rick Santorum catches up to Romney, driven by his pro-manufacturing stance.

AP: Xi Jinping arrives today at the White House.

WSJ: Will currency manipulation matter when Xi Jinping visits Iowa?

The Hill: Coverage of Xi’s visit in Washington.

FP: More on Xi.

WSJ: Background on Xi.

The Hill: Payroll Tax extension to move forward.

Naked Capitalism: China’s other cheating, this time on copyrights.

WaPo: GE, Boeing, and Dow talk innovation and Jobs.

Reuters: China will not be buying European debt anytime soon.

Posted by smorgante
• 02/13/2012

Heir apparent of China, Xi Jinping, is visiting the United States his week. Coverage from Bloomberg, The Hill, The Washington Post, and The New York Times.

WaPo: Q&A with Xi Jinping.

AP: General Electric is planning to hire 5,000 veterans over the next 5 years.

WSJ: The unemployment rate is much higher if you take into account people who have dropped out of the labor force.

AP: President Obama’s budget, released today, includes $8 billion to train 2 million workers in advanced manufacturing.

Bloomberg: OMB Director Jack Lew says that infrastructure spending is needed to help the economy.

NYT: Op-ed on the potential for revolution in China.

WSJ: Machinery purchases are rising.

Posted by smorgante
• 02/10/2012

HuffPo: AAM’s Scott Paul responds to Christina Romer on manufacturing.

AP: GM has received environmental approval to begin construction on a plant in China.

WSJ: By 2018, China will be buying 30 million cars per year.

Reuters: Chinese inflation rose with the Lunar New Year.

NYT: Another response to Romer on the importance of Manufacturing.

WSJ: Protestors of Foxconn have yet to ditch their iPhones.

AP: The challenges facing President Obama’s manufacturing initiatives.

The Hill: Payroll Tax extension talks hit a snag.

Posted by smorgante
• 02/09/2012

Bloomberg: German manufacturing policy and the lone European bright spot.

NYT: Is there a deal in the works to save Greece?

Bloomberg: Inflation from the Chinese New Year might hamper their ability to ease inflation in the future.

Yglesias: Comparing the actions of the Bank of England and the European Central Bank.

WSJ: European austerity programs are feeding the recession, making it worse.

Bloomberg: Canadian PM Stephen Harper reached a pact with China on Uranium exports.

WSJ: Chinese inflation rose quickly in January.

Bloomberg: Car sales in China fell 24%.


Posted by smorgante
• 02/08/2012

WaPo: Despite the drop in unemployment, low-skilled workers are feeling the pinch still.

WSJ: How the Yuan is becoming a global reserve currency.

Naked Capitalism: Taking Wired magazine to task for whitewashing the conditions at Foxconn.

WSJ: Domestic manufacturers are looking at adding capacity in the United States.

Krugman: How playing by the rules no longer gives us a middle-class lifestyle.

The Hill: Some progress on a transportation bill.

WSJ: President Obama highlights opportunities an innovation at the White House Science Fair.

AP: China’s cabinet is promising annual 13% wage increase through 2015, and measures to create 45 million new jobs.

WSJ: Congressmen want to take on China on rare earth minerals.