Manufacturing is the use of machines, tools and labor to make things for use or sale. The term may refer to a range of human activity, from handicraft to high tech, but is most commonly applied to industrial production, in which raw materials are transformed into finished goods on a large scale.
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May 24 - MarketWatch
China's manufacturing sector weakens
May 24 - CBC
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May 24 - MarketWatch
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May 24 - France24
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May 24 - CBC
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May 23 - MarketWatch
JCB wins £36m hire firm contract
May 23 - Independent
Factories begin to shift back to US
May 20 - Financial Times
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May 18 - CBC
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May 17 - MarketWatch
NewsWatch: U.S. stock indexes knocked for fifth day
May 17 - MarketWatch
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May 17 - MarketWatch
Oil a net benefit to Canada, studies suggest
May 16 - CBC
Factory sales rebound in March
May 16 - CBC
Canadian factory sales surge in March
May 16 - Financial Post
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May 15 - MarketWatch
Economic Report: New York Empire State index rebounds in May
May 15 - MarketWatch
Flaherty says NDP leader Mulcair's views on oil sands don't add up
May 11 - Financial Post
UK manufacturing output remains flat
May 10 - Financial Times
TSX falls after disappointing U.S. data
May 03 - CBC
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The Pebble Blue model of Samsung Galaxy S3 will be delayed due to production problem. (May 26)
MORE TOPICS: SAMSUNG, SMARTPHONE
By Reuters
Japanese chipmaker Renesas Electronics Corp plans to sell off loss-making operations and cut its payroll by at least 12,000, a source close to the matter told Reuters on Saturday, as the company battles high costs and nimbler foreign rivals. (May 26)
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Kerala government announced a complete ban on the manufacturing and sale of gutka products in the state in order to control the increasing incidence of gutka-induced diseases like oral cancer (May 26)
MORE TOPICS: CANCER
By IBTimes
Asian markets declined this week on increasing concerns about China's economic slowdown and Greece possibly exiting the euro zone. (May 26)
By Reuters
Struggling Japanese chipmaker Renesas Electronics Corp is planning to slash as many as 14,000 jobs and sell a major semiconductor factory in Japan to Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co, the Nikkei newspaper reported. (May 26)
By IBTimes
You can't blame investors for feeling a bit squeamish regarding deploying new money in the U.S. stock market these days, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average’s (DJIA) recent slide from 13,300 to 12,450 unnerving even the most experienced institutional investors. (May 25)
MORE TOPICS: FEDERAL RESERVE, DOW JONES, BEN BERNANKE, PORTUGAL, GERMANY, GDP
By IBTimes
Renesas Electronics (Tokyo: 6723), one of Japan's biggest chip-makers, could fire as many as 30 percent of those on its payroll, or 14,000 workers. (May 25)
By IBTimes
China's growing hunger for the RV is providing further evidence for the theory that the Middle Kingdom is trying to become more American -- at least in its pastimes. (May 25)
MORE TOPICS: CHINA, CALIFORNIA, JAPAN, SOUTH KOREA, COURT, INVESTMENT
By IBTimes IN
India's growth story comes crashing with Goldman Sachs and Bank of America-Merrill Lynch being the latest global firms to downgrade economic forecasts for the country on Friday. (May 25)
MORE TOPICS: BANK OF AMERICA, GOLDMAN SACHS, MERRILL LYNCH, INDIA, EMERGING MARKETS
By IBTimes UK
Google’s 7in Nexus tablet will come with a powerful quad-core processor and possibly Android 5.0 (Jelly Bean). (May 25)
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