by Cara Eisenpress | May 22, 2012 | Economy
by Cara Eisenpress Fred Hochberg has won the battle and the war. The Export Import Bank—Hochberg is its chairman—marched successfully through both the House and the Senate this month, concluding Hochberg’s campaign to elongate the bank’s charter, at least until 2014....
by Cara Eisenpress | May 1, 2012 | Economy
By Cara Eisenpress U.S. manufacturing faded as a bright spot in the American recovery in April, today’s Institute for Supply Management report is likely to show. The ISM releases its Purchaser Manager Index later today, and economists surveyed by Bloomberg estimate,...
by Cara Eisenpress | Apr 5, 2012 | Economy
By Cara Eisenpress In spite of a pickup in production and orders, the recession still haunts American manufacturing in the form of shrinking exports. Overall, American manufacturing grew faster in March than it did in February, according to a survey by the Institute...
by Cara Eisenpress | Mar 17, 2012 | Economy
By Cara Eisenpress Though President Obama’s recent call to invest in the manufacturing sector coincided with reports of growth from American manufacturers, a plan for an ambitious industrial recovery does not apply to New York City. Here, expensive real estate...
by Cara Eisenpress | Mar 1, 2012 | Economy
by Cara Eisenpress U.S. manufacturing activity slowed in February, but exports and motor vehicle factories continued to support modest but steady growth, according to economists. The Institute of Supply Management’s Purchasing Managers Index fell from 54.1 to 52.4,...
