Foxconn Chairman Hopes to Step Back from Role
Foxconn Chairman Terry Gou spent the last morning of the Lunar New Year festival praying for a year of good business, holding incense sticks aloft in front of a spread of fruit and other offerings.
It…
Getting Back To Work
World's largest retailer shoots for success where government is failing.
Now here’s an economic stimulus plan America can get behind.
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has pledged to buy $250 billion in American…
Bill Encourages US-Made Flags For Veterans' Graves
Local governments in Michigan could soon be restricted from buying American flags made outside the U.S. for veterans' graves.
LANSING (AP) -- Local governments in Michigan could soon be restricted from buying American…
8 Star Automobiles Made at American UAW Plants
After a contentious battle pitting the United Auto Workers (UAW) against Republican politicians and party operatives in Tennessee, workers at a Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga voted against unionizing 712 to 626.…
Why ‘Made In The USA’ Is Making A Comeback
As kids in a boisterous playgroup click together the brightly colored interlocking plastic rods and connectors to assemble a toy based on Angry Birds, they may not give much thought to where the pieces came from.
But those…
The Real State Of The Union For Workers
WASHINGTON -- "The state of our union is strong," President Obama will tell the country tonight, echoing a sentiment shared by nearly every executive before him. But just how strong is it for the country's working people,…
Wanted: A Job-Creating Manufacturing Policy
Faced with a sluggish economy and a Congress expected to be notably unproductive, President Obama is calling for "a year of action." Where he can, he says, he'll go it alone. And thus we have the manufacturing institute…
President Raises Minimum Wage For Federal Contractors
A construction worker pauses at the Second Avenue Subway project site in New York, Jan. 10, 2014. SPENCER PLATT/GETTY
The president will raise the minimum wage for federal contractors to $10.10, NBC News has learned.
He will announce the…
Jay Carney Says Obama Will 'Bypass Congress' In 2014
White House Press Secretary Jay Carney predicted that President Barack Obama will "bypass Congress" when necessary in 2014, taking unilateral executive action to carry out his agenda. Speaking on ABC's "This Week" ahead of Tuesday's…
Congressman Thompson's Provision for American Flags Passes
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Congressman Mike Thompson's (D-St. Helena) bipartisan provision requiring every American flag purchased by the Department of Defense (DOD) to be 100-percent manufactured in the United States, from…
