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U.S. Decides Against Renewing USMCA, Shifting to Rolling Talks

The decision marked a head-spinning reversal for President Donald Trump. The potential disruptions and the broad economic impact are stark.

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Trump Souring on USMCA Sets Up Rethink of $2 Trillion Trade Deal

Economists, analysts and policymakers believe that months, perhaps years, of haggling lie ahead to try to negotiate solutions in a trading bloc of more than 500 million people.

Tractor trailers wait in line at the Otay Mesa Port of Entry, on the U.S.-Mexico border. Photo: Bloomberg

Ford’s AI Hiccups Lead Carmaker to Rehire ‘Gray Beard’ Engineers

The return of the veteran engineers at Ford cuts against the prevailing wisdom — and fear — that AI will replace all kinds of knowledge workers.

Commercial trucks wait to go through error inspection prior to the final stages of the assembly process at Ford's Ohio Assembly Plant in Sheffield Lake, Ohio. Photographer: Dustin Franz/Bloomberg

China Targets U.S. Rare Earths Firms in Response to Pentagon List

The move was in response to the Pentagon’s decision this month to add some of China’s biggest companies to a roster of firms it accuses of supporting the Chinese military.

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Gartner: Top 25 Supply Chain Organizations Are Embracing AI

French energy technology multinational Schneider Electric retains top position for fourth consecutive year; Walmart climbs to third.

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U.S. Manufacturing Hit Four-Year High in May

In May, U.S. manufacturing activity remained in “expansion territory,” said Susan Spence, MBA, Chair of the Institute for Supply Management (ISM) Manufacturing Business Survey Committee.

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US-Canada Bridge Fight Rages: Opening Delayed, Invites Voided

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney had said the bridge would open this week, but appeared to back away from that on June 10.

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GM to Make Large Storage Batteries

Tesla has been in the storage battery business since 2015, and Ford said in 2025 that it would convert a factory in Kentucky to make large batteries.

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U.S. Adds BYD, Alibaba to ‘Chinese Military Companies’ List

The list includes some of China's biggest companies, many of which compete directly with major American companies

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Michigan, Canada Plan Opening of Bridge Trump Threatened to Block

The bridge, named after the late Canadian hockey player who starred for the Detroit Red Wings, was built to reduce shipping congestion in a region that lives on trade.

The Gordie Howe International Bridge under construction in Detroit on Feb. 12. Photographer: Emily Elconin/Bloomberg

Canada Sees Shrinking EV Manufacturing Prospects, Despite Subsidies

Recent industry pullbacks have prompted questions from analysts and policy-makers about whether the value of Canada’s multi-billion-dollar government subsidies for the EV industry will be realized.

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Nissan in Talks to Make Cars by China’s Chery at UK Plant

Chery’s brands, which include Jaecoo and Omoda, have proved popular with British buyers, taking customers from the likes of Nissan.

Automobile body shells on the vehicle production line at the Nissan Motor Co. manufacturing plant in Sunderland, UK. Photographer: Ian Forsyth/Bloomberg

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