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IN THE SPOTLIGHT Apple is in talks to invest about $3 billion in Toshiba Corp.’s memory chips business as part of a consortium led by Bain Capital, reports indicate. FULL ARTICLE |
LEAD STORIES Total industrial output fell by 0.9% compared to July, driven down by the 0.3% drop in manufacturing, which included big drops in output for oil, chemicals and plastics. FULL ARTICLE |
After a record-setting, 58% rally this year, Boeing is betting it can keep producing the kind of earnings that push shares higher. If all goes well, not only will the pension benefit, but Boeing says it will be able to forgo contributions for the next four years. FULL ARTICLE |
CEO Carlos Ghosan said electric cars will represent more than 30% of the company's sales. FULL ARTICLE |
The latest results make it more likely that consumption will be hard-pressed to match the 3.3% growth pace of the prior quarter. FULL ARTICLE |
INDUSTRY VOICES Maximizing productivity requires easy and secure access to all sorts of documents — and that requires hurdling a few obstacles. Here are some to consider. FULL ARTICLE |
A vacation away from the job is a great time to think more creatively and contemplate strategically about the future of your business. FULL ARTICLE |
MORE MANUFACTURING NEWS In 2015 ExxonMobil, then chaired by the current U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, challenged the tax bill on its Sakhalin-1 offshore project in Russia, in which it holds a 30% stake, saying it overpaid the Russian taxman. FULL ARTICLE |
A business group -- made up of companies which were among the biggest spenders on equipment and facilities over the past 12 months -- says a major cut to the current 35% corporate tax rate is the better way to drive economic growth. FULL ARTICLE |
SLIDESHOW This slideshow was originally published on IoT Institute which is also powered by Penton, an information services company. FULL ARTICLE |
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