Tag: Manufacturing

On Thursday, President Trump announced he would introduce tariffs on imported steel and aluminum. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Trump’s new taxes — a big tariff step backward

Washington Examiner · March 3, 2018 5:01 am

President Trump's new tariffs on steel and aluminum risk a trade war with close allies like Canada, the European Union, and Japan, but will most certainly annoy China. (Thomas Peter/Pool Photo via AP)

Beltway Confidential

Trump’s tariffs are a very bad idea, but at least they will annoy China

Tom Rogan · March 1, 2018 9:43 pm

In this photo from Friday, traders Frank O'Connell, James Riley, and Michael Smyth, left to right, work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. The three major stock market indexes tumbled Thursday, with the blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial Average sliding as much as 586 points, after Trump outlined a plan for the U.S. to charge levies of 25 percent on overseas steel and 10 percent on overseas aluminum. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

U.S. stock markets discover a Trump trade they don’t like

James Langford · March 1, 2018 9:00 pm

"Our Steel and Aluminum industries (and many others) have been decimated by decades of unfair trade and bad policy with countries from around the world. We must not let our country, companies and workers be taken advantage of any longer. We want free, fair and SMART TRADE!," the president tweeted. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

Trump: ‘Unfair trade’ killing US steel, aluminum companies

Katelyn Caralle · March 1, 2018 12:53 pm

In this 2015 photo, workers inspect the new aluminum-alloy body Ford F-150 trucks before they get painted at the company's Kansas City Assembly Plant in Claycomo, Mo. Heidi Brock, president of the Aluminum Association, said the Trump administration needs to support strong fuel efficiency standards for cars and trucks to undergird that investment, since the rules are projected to cause a transition from steel to lighter aluminum use in vehicle chassis to make cars and pickup trucks lighter to meet the standards. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)

Energy and Environment

Aluminum industry starts new coalition to lobby Trump on clean vehicles

John Siciliano · March 1, 2018 5:01 am

U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer is leading the U.S. efforts to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement between the U.S., Canada, and Mexico. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Top NAFTA goal is changing ‘rules of origin,’ trade rep says

Sean Higgins · February 28, 2018 10:20 pm

"We heard the promises ... Now it's time for action," the ad narrator states. "President Trump, America's workers are counting on you to protect our jobs and to defend our national security. It's time to keep the promise and protect American steel." (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Steel manufacturers to Trump: ‘We heard the promises … now it’s time for action’

Tristan Justice · February 27, 2018 4:27 pm

In this photo, Rep. Tim Ryan, D-Ohio, is pictured with Silicon Valley venture capitalists, kicking off a tour of the Rust Belt in Youngstown, Ohio. (Salena Zito)

Can a Democratic congressman bring Silicon Valley to the Mahoning Valley?

Salena Zito · February 25, 2018 5:01 am

Roughly 65 percent of all solar modules are made in China, and seven of the top 10 module manufacturers are Chinese. (Tomohiro Ohsumi/Bloomberg)

US imports of Chinese solar panels skyrocketed late last year as companies sought to avoid Trump tariffs

Josh Siegel · February 16, 2018 9:36 pm

In this 2015 photo, cut panels of steel used to make blades to build fans for industrial ventilation systems are stored on the production floor at the Robinson Fans Inc. plant in Harmony, Pa. On Friday, the Steel Manufacturers Association praised a report from the Trump administration that called for tariffs on steel imports. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)

Steel industry praises proposed tariffs on imports

Sean Higgins · February 16, 2018 8:44 pm

The United Auto Workers union has long been trying to unionize Tesla's manufacturing facilities. Both Tesla and a lot of its employees have resisted this. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

The UAW’s weak case against Tesla

Ben Howe · February 14, 2018 5:01 am

Advisor to the President Ivanka Trump (pictured second to the left) joins with Administrator of the Small Business Administration Linda McMahon (pictured center) as they meet with small business owners in a roundtable discussion on Tuesday at Potomac Mineral Group in Mt. Lebanon, Pa. (Justin Merriman for the Washington Examiner)

Linda McMahon, Ivanka Trump hit the road in Pennsylvania to talk business with local leaders

Salena Zito · February 14, 2018 2:13 am