Daily Archives: May 3, 2012

U.S. Manufacturers to Increase Capital Spending

By: Steve Minter, Industry Week U.S. manufacturers turned sharply more bullish in the first quarter of 2012, according to the latest Manufacturing Barometer survey released by PwC. Some 68% of manufacturers said the U.S. economy was growing, up 40 points … Continue reading

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Reverse Globalisation: Manufacturing Comes Home

By: Mindful Money Offshoring – the phenomenon of jobs in the developed world being “outsourced” to emerging markets (mainly China) where labour was cheaper, workers’ rights weaker and environmental regulations less stringent – was one of the defining features of … Continue reading

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