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April 18, 2019
By Bloomberg
U.K. Manufacturing Chief Sees `No Good News' in Brexit Extension
The latest Brexit delay means more uncertainty, frozen investment and lost customers for U.K. manufacturers.
April 17, 2019
By Bloomberg
Bulging Stockpiles Will Weigh on U.S. Growth Throughout 2019
The rising stockpiles of cars, furniture and other goods that helped the U.S. economy boom in 2018 are now poised to cause a hangover this year.
April 16, 2019
By The Wall Street Journal
Sliding Freight Rates Send More Big Bulk Ships to Scrapyards
A sharp decline in dry cargo ship freight rates in the first quarter sent more giant ships to scrapyards in Southeast Asia.

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Widescale Reshoring of U.S. Manufacturing Isn’t Happening. Here’s Why.
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By now, American manufacturers were supposed to be stampeding back to the U.S., making products at home for the local market. So why isn’t that happening to any great degree? Read more.