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China's big factories had a terrible March, even as automakers roar to new highs

Weak domestic demand is causing Chinese companies to sell products en masse overseas, worrying US o…

Meghan Morris   


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I doubled my income at Microsoft after starting my career in a factory. I only had enough money for 1 semester of school, but I was determined.

Nandita Gupta felt unfulfilled in her factory job, so she went back to school. After paying her way…

Perri Ormont Blumberg   


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1,000 workers at one car factory in China were told to either quit or sit around on minimum wage until the market picks up again: Nikkei

China's auto sector is struggling with overproduction, impacting domestic and international markets.

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Sundar Pichai, James Gorman, and Sheryl Sandberg have all worked for McKinsey. Here's why the consultancy is a CEO factory.

McKinsey has become known as an incubator for top leadership talent, with many Fortune 500 CEOs num…

George Glover   


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I slept in my car and showered in the factory to work 12-hour shifts at Tesla. I still got laid off after 5 years.

Nico Murillo slept in his car for a year at Tesla's Fremont factory to reduce his commuting time, b…

Beatrice Nolan   


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Tesla's only European factory is getting back to business after an arson attack shut it down

The gigafactory is gradually resuming production after workers reconnected it to the electricity gr…

Geoff Weiss   


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America's oldest drum factory uses century-old machines to turn wood planks into high-end instruments

Seven generations of one family have been making drums at Noble & Cooley since 1854. The Massachuse…

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Get ready for 'AI factories'

Nvidia and Foxconn have plans to build data centers behind self-driving cars, robots, and LLMs.

Aaron Mok   


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India's manufacturing sector growth falls to 18-month low in December on softer rise in orders, output

India's manufacturing sector growth fell to an 18-month low in December amid softer increase in fac…

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The market sees a less-than-50% chance of a June rate cut after hot factory data

ISM data expanded for the first time in 16 months, casting doubt on whether the Fed should start cu…

Filip De Mott   


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Vietnam wants to take China's place as a new factory of the world — but a $12 billion financial fraud case is getting in the way

Vietnamese real-estate tycoon Truong My Lan was sentenced to death for her role in a $12.5 billion …

Huileng Tan   


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THEN AND NOW: The cast of 'Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory' over 52 years later

The late Gene Wilder starred as Willy Wonka.Paramount Pictures; John Lamparski/WireImage/Getty Imag…

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Some Tesla factory workers realized they were laid off when security scanned their badges and sent them back on shuttles, sources say

Tesla told staff it was conducting layoffs on Sunday night, but some workers realized they were out…

Grace Kay   


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All the best photos from the 2005 premiere of 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory'

Chalamet is the third actor to play the chocolatier. He was last portrayed by Johnny Depp when "Cha…

Jason Guerrasio   


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Dabur plans to open manufacturing unit in South India; portfolio expansion in the offing

Leading FMCG and ayurvedic products maker Dabur is planning to set up a new factory in South India …

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China's food delivery gig workers are driving a $208B business, but couriers have it as bad as factory workers

Despite China's food delivery business doubling in the last three years to $208B, the gig workers f…

Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert   


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Elon Musk rips media reports of robot 'attack' in Tesla's Texas factory

In 2021, one of Tesla's factory robots had reportedly injured an engineer while he was working on a…

Kwan Wei Kevin Tan   


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North Korea's arms factories are going full-tilt making weapons and ammo for Russia's war, says South Korea

North Korean arms factories usually operate at 30%, but the ones making munitions for Russia at "fu…

Matthew Loh   


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Foxconn will build AI factories with Nvidia chips, software

Graphics giant Nvidia has announced a collaboration with Hon Hai Technology Group (Foxconn) to acce…