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The typical winter “seasonal slowdown” is now behind us. What can we expect as the year progresses?  First Quarter Results Global electronic equipment shipments were up 2.2% in April 2019...

Plunging stock prices and Coronavirus-driven business shutdowns presently dominate the news. Current economic data, including the recently released February Global Purchasing Manager Index, support...

Recent Forecasts The World Bank just updated its global GDP forecast. Use the link on Chart 1 to download its report “Global Economic Prospects – Heightened Tensions, Subdued Investment." In this...

Micron, one of the top three memory semiconductor companies, reported solid results for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2018 (June to August) to extend a multi-quarter string of strong growth. However,...

March and April world data clearly showed the impact of the global manufacturing slowdown driven by COVID-19. The world purchasing manager’s index plunged from 47.3 in March to 39.8 in April (Chart...

For the past several months, U.S. Department of Commerce officials have been developing proposals to amend the foreign direct product rule to require a license for the use of U.S.-origin...

Negotiating the industry’s deglobalization, opportunities for a more resilient Europe This article is the first of a two-part series with highlights of Industry Strategy Symposium (ISS) Europe. Read...