manufacturing

Curtiss-Wright Corp. (NYSE: CW), a manufacturer of precision components and engineered products for the industrial markets, including aerospace, defense and power generation, is well-positioned for 2018, according to a sell-side analyst. The Analyst Baird analyst Peter Arment initiated coverage...

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL)'s CEO Tim Cook told CNBC's Jim Cramer in an interview in early May his company created an advanced manufacturing fund with an initial investment of $1 billion. The Billion Dollar Fund The purpose of the fund is to "ripple the pond" and help create manufacturing jobs. Cook...

Trip Chowdhry of Global Equities Research is a big believer in Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA)'s business outlook and its CEO Elon Musk. In a research report Monday, Chowdhry argued that Musk and his Gigafactory plan is the "poster child for the new USA manufacturing" and the "blueprint for the...

Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) CEO Mark Fields was one of the select group of CEOs who visited President Trump at the White House to discuss Trump's vision of bringing manufacturing jobs back to America. After Ford released its fourth quarter results Thursday, Fields was interviewed by CNBC...

Brian Krzanich, the CEO of Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC) was a guest on CNBC Friday morning to talk about his company's role as a manufacturing giant in 2017 and beyond. Speaking on the sidelines at the Consumer Electronics Show, Kraznich noted that President-elect Donald Trump's administration...

The Federal Reserve's monetary policy setting arm, or the FOMC is set to sit across the table for one last time this year to deliberate on rates. It's sure an unenviable task, given the fine line central bankers have to tread in deciding the apt course of the monetary policy. A wrong move can...

While the key machinery end markets appear to be bottoming, manufacturing restructuring would likely drive “structurally higher margins” for companies like Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE: CAT) and Cummins Inc. (NYSE: CMI), Goldman Sachs’ Jerry Revich said in a report. He recommended a...

Longbow Research has downgraded Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: LECO) to Neutral. The firm sees weak U.S. manufacturing numbers and slumping commodity prices continuing to weigh on the welding industry at least through the end of 2016. Longbow still views Lincoln as “best in class,...

Worker wages are rising and factories are hiring again, but the era of robots in manufacturing may arrive sooner than expected. A recent report by consultancy firm PriceWaterhouse Cooper states that industrial robots are "on the verge of revolutionizing" manufacturing. According to...

United States Steel Corp. (NYSE: X) reported better-than-expected second quarter results this week. However, sequential revenue declined on a quarter-over-quarter basis. Management explained that weather, higher repairs and maintenance costs, as well as logistical issues, weighed heavily on...

As far back as 2011, Forbes predicted 3D printing could eventually revive American manufacturing. One way this could happen would involve the transformation of manufacturing from large-scale factories to small design shops that favor American creativity. Advantages would include specialization...

It's official. As reported by Benzinga on Monday, Toyota (NYSE: TM) has announced it is moving its North American headquarters from Torrence, California to Plano, Texas. The move makes Toyota just the latest major company to leave California for other states over the past several years – an...

Rethink Robotics President and CEO Scott Eckert wants to help return manufacturing jobs to the United States from overseas by introducing an automated robot into manufacturing plants. His name is Baxter. He appeared on CNBC's Squawk Box on Thursday morning to talk about the robot. "Baxter is in...