MANUFACTURING

Hospira Inc. decides to stop production of sodium theopental - one component of the combination widely used in lethal injections.

Jeffery Immelt, the chief executive of General Electric (NYSE: GR) will head a new advisory panel formed by President Barack Obama designed to promote economic growth in the country.

Duke research suggests offshoring is more a result of the shortage of adequately skilled domestic employees, rather than the economic motive to cut costs.

Just one day after signing a huge contract to sell aircraft to China, Boeing (NYSE: BA) said it will lay off about 1,100 U.S, workers involved in the manufacture of its C-17 military-cargo aircraft through the end of next year.

Two global wind farm manufacturers stepped up their commitment to Britain's growing renewable energy industry Thursday by planning to build factories in Hull and Scotland, creating up to 1,000 jobs.

Manufacturing activity in the Philadelphia area continues to expand in January with all broad indicators remaining positive and supported by a pickup in new orders and employment, the Philadelphia Fed's survey showed on Thursday.

The central bank of Brazil raised its key interest rate by 50 basis points to 11.25 percent to help cool down its supercharged economic growth.

Japan's largest glass maker Asahi Glass Co. has unveiled a super-tough, scratch-resistant glass cover Dragontrail for use in smartphones, tablet PCs, TVs, and similar devices, to compete with the biggest player in the market Corning Inc. (GLW) that makes Gorilla Glass.

UK manufacturing recovery is well on track, driven primarily by export orders, the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) said on Thursday.

China's vice-like grip on world rare earths supply is forcing next generation carmakers to look for alternative technologies that don’t rely on these metals. At the forefront of such efforts is world's largest carmaker Toyota, according to ETF Database.

InkSure Technologies has launched CarSure, a forensic-level reader that can read taggants (optical coses) and authenticate documents through car windows.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd, the world's largest contract chip maker, could boost investment by 35.6 percent in 2011 as it seeks to boost efficiency with new technology, a media report said on Wednesday.

US automaker Ford Motors on Tuesday announced that it would invest $400 mln in the Kansas City plant to install a new body shop, new tooling and other upgrades.

U.S. stocks climbed modestly higher, despite some negative developments with market behemoths Apple Inc. (Nasdaq: AAPL) and Citigroup (NYSE: C).

Uganda's 2010 sugar production rose slightly on a year earlier but fell short of forecasts, hit by technical problems at the leading producer and poor rains, an industry association said on Tuesday.

As another ongoing victim of the recession and financial imbalances, the struggling, crime-ridden city of Camden, New Jersey prepares to lay off about 25 percent of its work force, including 43 percent of police department and one-third of its firefighters, in order to fix a $26.5-million budget deficit.

Manufacturing activity in the New York State expanded in January with the corresponding index posting its second consecutive positive reading.

U.S. Sen. Richard Lugar is seeking to renew the Federal Assault Weapon Ban (AWB) which expired on September 13, 2004.

Apple's Chief Operating Officer Tim Cook is again at the helm, after CEO Steve Jobs announced that he is going on a medical leave.

Chinese President Hu Jintao on Tuesday flew to the United States for a state visit buffeted before he even lands by senior U.S. senators demanding tough action against China for manipulating its currency.

China has emerged as a world leader in the manufacture of solar photovoltaic technology, and could soon be the largest supplier of wind turbines, thanks in part to state laws and directives that reward renewable energy equipment companies with cash and tax perks.