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Optimism is growing at truck maker Paccar about order levels and demand for new tractors in the second half of 2025 and in 2026, said CEO Preston Feight.

Donald Trump’s 50% tariffs on U.S. copper imports is just weeks away, and there are already signs that demand for the metal is drying up from Texas to New Jersey.

Senate Republicans intend to propose revised tax and health care provisions to President Donald Trump’s $3 trillion signature economic package, shrugging off criticism by Elon Musk.

Procter & Gamble will cut up to 7,000 jobs over the next two years as the maker of Tide and Pampers wrestles with tariff-related costs and customers who have grown anxious about the economy.

Specific to trade, the agenda directs the U.S. Trade Representative to “chart a new course for any trade agreements to ensure they help raise wages and grow our industrial base.”

The Institute for Supply Management’s manufacturing index slipped by 0.6 point in February to 50.3, according to data released March 3. Readings above 50 indicate growth.

Over a frantic 72 hours, President Donald Trump’s threat of punishing new tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China sent stocks and currencies tumbling and shock waves through world trade.

North American trade association MEMA, which represents motor vehicle component manufacturers, announced a new consolidated business structure intended to better position the organization and the vehicle supplier community for the future.

Commercial equipment manufacturers should brace for a prolonged downturn, an economist for an industry group said.

Productivity rose at a healthy pace in the second quarter but dropped at American factories, another sign of trouble for manufacturers.