
Companies in U.S. Added 238,000 Jobs in December
A pickup in hiring at factories is helping to support the increase in employment. | Photographer: Justin Ide/Bloomberg
Companies added more workers than projected in December as U.S. employers grew more optimistic about the prospects for…

PR Ploy Or Not, Walmart’s ‘Made In America’ Push Means Something
Last week, Walmart expanded on the $50 billion Buy American pledge it made last January with a full-fledged Made-in-America summit.
That's right. Import-fueled retail giant Walmart filled a Florida convention center to…

This Is The Way Blue-Collar America Ends
Rockwell Automation viewed from the Milwaukee river
Sophie Quinton
Sailors on Lake Michigan know they're approaching the south side of Milwaukee when they spot the Allen-Bradley Clock Tower. But the building beneath the tower…

U.S. Isn't Respecting Meat Labeling Rules, Mexico says
Adriana Barrera
MEXICO CITY -- The United States is not respecting a World Trade Organization (WTO) ruling on meat labeling, Mexico's Agriculture Minister Enrique Martinez said on Tuesday, saying it was hurting local industry.
The…

Where China Goes To Buy Made In USA
Kenneth Rapoza
China loves Made in the U.S.A.
China's Favorite U.S. States in 2012
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The No. 2 economy kept its spot as the third largest importer of U.S. goods last year, second only to neighborly Canada and Mexico.“The…

Bill Would Create Made in California Label
Backers of the legislation to create a "Made in California" label include electric-car maker Tesla Motors Inc., a group of San Francisco Bay Area green-tech firms and small-business advocates. But some business leaders see problems…

How American Excess is Destroying Lives Overseas
by: Zainab Akande
Check the tag of the clothes you're wearing, either now or sometime after you read this article. There is always small printed text that informs the customer where that item of clothing was made. More often than…

The Walt Disney Company pulls out of Bangladesh: Will that make workers safer?
By Peter Grier
Staff writer
The Walt Disney Company pulls out of five developing countries – including Bangladesh, site of a devastating building collapse of a garment factory – telling licensees of Disney-brand…

A Return to Made in America: Why Manufacturing is Making a Comeback
By Brad Plumer
It’s hardly news when a U.S. firm moves its manufacturing operations abroad to China. But what about when a Chinese company sets up a factory in the United States?
That happened in January, when Lenovo,…

Made in the USA: More Shoppers Buying American
A curious thing is happening among American shoppers. More people are taking a moment to flip over an item or fish for a label and ask, is it "Made in the USA?" Walmart, the nation's largest retailer, earlier this year announced it will boost…