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Manufacturing

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.

Headlines Around the Web

Letter from Lex: Abenomics rally tested

May 24 - Financial Times

Financial Stocks: Citi leads financial stocks lower

May 24 - MarketWatch

London Markets: U.K. stocks slide as miners drop on China data

May 23 - MarketWatch

Futures Movers: Oil drops below $94 on weak China data

May 23 - MarketWatch

Economic Report: China manufacturing swings to contraction: HSBC

May 23 - MarketWatch

Confidence returns to factories

May 20 - Independent

Indications: Stock futures off ahead of data deluge

May 16 - MarketWatch

Market Snapshot: U.S. stocks edge lower as data disappoint

May 15 - MarketWatch

Manufacturing sales decline in Canada for third time in four months

May 15 - Financial Post

Economic Report: Empire State index turns south in May

May 15 - MarketWatch

Indications: U.S. stock futures slip ahead of Empire State data

May 15 - MarketWatch

Mexican manufacturing boom could spur one of Canada’s railways to buy Kansas City Southern: analyst

May 15 - Financial Post

Mittal seeks Europe-China trade barriers

May 13 - Financial Times

Rust belt states lead US manufacturing revival

May 10 - Financial Times

UK production output shows surprise rise

May 09 - Financial Times

MarketWatch First Take: Intel plays it safe with new CEO choice

May 03 - MarketWatch

Intel promotes Krzanich to chief executive

May 03 - Financial Times

Canadian manufacturing ekes out slight growth, orders rise

May 01 - Financial Post

Currencies: Australia dollar, yen hold gains after China data

May 01 - MarketWatch

Asia Markets: Asian markets retreat as strong yen weighs Japan

May 01 - MarketWatch

Articles About Manufacturing

Asian investors are exercising caution
Asian Markets Weekly Update: Fed Fears and Weak Chinese Factory Data Fuel Sell-Off

By IBTimes UK

Japan's Nikkei tanked 7% on 23 May, pulled down by data that pointed to contracting manufacturing activity in China. (5:27 pm)

MORE TOPICS: CHINA, FEDERAL RESERVE, BEN BERNANKE, RETAIL SALES, JAPAN, AUSTRALIA

The Energy Report - The Tale of the Taper

By Price Futures Group

Can You Taper Up? Oil Prices rebounded after a big fall in part because of a misunderstanding. Apparently you can taper up as well as taper down in what I guess you can call the tale of the taper. That seemed to be the message from at least two Fed ... (May 25)

MORE TOPICS: FEDERAL RESERVE, CRUDE OIL, TWITTER, FACEBOOK

Sunglasses and Dolls but Definitely not Guns - How 3D Printing Really Works
Sunglasses and Dolls but Definitely not Guns - How 3D Printing Really Works [VIDEO]

By IBTimes UK

After the hype about 3D-printed gun 'The Liberator', Ed Smith speaks to an expert about how the technology really works. (May 25)

MORE TOPICS: LONDON, AUSTRALIA

UK manufacturing
UK Youth Too Lazy and Unskilled for Manufacturers

By IBTimes UK

UK manufacturers doubt abilities of the nation's young, finds Institution of Mechanical Engineers. (May 24)

MORE TOPICS: UNEMPLOYMENT, GDP

Yoda model made with a 3D printer in Berlin earlier this year.
Inventors Challenged in 3D Printers for Peace Contest

By IBTimes UK

Michigan Tech challenges inventors to solve world's ills with 3D printers, after gun designs appear online. (May 24)

MORE TOPICS: BROADBAND, MICHIGAN, RENEWABLE ENERGY

UK wages
More UK Wages Misery As April Pay Awards Drop

By IBTimes UK

Pay awards in three months to April decline as inflation continues to oupace wage growth - XpertHR. (May 24)

MORE TOPICS: BANK OF ENGLAND, STORM

Nokia Lumia Phablet.
Nokia Lumia ‘Phablet’ to Arrive in 2014 and Compete with the Samsung Galaxy Note 3?

By IBTimes AU

Nokia appears to be ready for another challenge in the market competition with an upcoming release of a Nokia Lumia Phablet. The Finnish company will reportedly unveil the 6-inch Windows Phone phablet in 2014 as a rival device to the soon-to-be-released 5. (May 24)

MORE TOPICS: MICROSOFT, SAMSUNG

Japanese stocks rebound
Most Asian Markets Open Higher While Nikkei Bounces Back

By IBTimes UK

Wall Street opens lower but makes up most of the losses by end of day owing to rally in HP stock. (May 24)

MORE TOPICS: CHINA, GOLD, DOW JONES, TOKYO STOCK EXCHANGE, HP, JAPAN

3D-Printed Gun ‘The Liberator’ Will Kill Both Target and Owner – NSW Police
3D-Printed Gun ‘The Liberator’ Will Kill Both Target and Owner – NSW Police

By IBTimes AU

Police officials in the state of New South Wales have personally downloaded, created and experimented with the 3D-printed gun "The Liberator" and found the plastic gun will hit both target and owner. (May 24)

Bad days are gathering over China’s manufacturing in May
Bad Days are Gathering Over China’s Manufacturing in May

By Industry Leaders Magazine

Apparently, signs of the China's economic recovery are weakening as the latest flash manufacturing PMI showed that factory activity slumped significantly in May. Data released by HSBC Holdings Plc indicated that the economic growth of the world&... (May 24)

MORE TOPICS: CHINA, HSBC