Video: 08/03 Manufacturing Activity on the Rise

08/03/09 Activity in the manufacturing sector increased in July far more than expected, according to the ISM. While auotmakers report last month's sales figures.

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Video: 07/24 World Steel Output Slides In 1st Half Of 2009

07/24/09 According to the World Steel Association, steel output declined 21.3% in the first half of this year despite a rise in Chinese and Indian output.

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Video: Samsung's eco-friendly push

The world's largest chipmaker will invest $4.3 billion to make the South Korean company a "green industry" leader.

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Video: 04/13 Boeing Gets Downgraded On Production Cut Worries

04/13/09 Brokerage firm Jeffries & Company Incorporated announced today that due to the company announciong production cutbsacks due to the ongoing global economic recesison, the Boeing Company (BA) saw its rating get downgraded.

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Video: 04/13 A Shift in the Labor Market

04/13/09 Some white collar jobs are growing as manufacturing jobs drop.

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Video: Toy Fair 2009 Preview

On the eve of the 2009 American International Toy Fair, manufacturers prepare to push toys with lower prices. The 2009 American International Toy Fair, which runs from February 15-18, is expected to draw hundreds of toy makers and retailers to the Jacob Javits Convention Center and other venues in New York. Manoush Zomorodi reports.

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Video: Nokia cuts production

The world's largest handset manufacturer says it is cutting production at its key Salo plant in Finland as demand for cellphones drops.

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Video: China's 'factory of the world' slows

Millions of migrant workers face an uncertain future as workforces are slashed and factories close in the southern city of Guangdong, where a third of China's exports are produced. Over 15 percent of China's estimated 200 million migrant workers have been laid off as the global recession shrinks the appetite for Chinese exports.

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Video: Panasonic To Cut 15,000 Jobs & Close 27 Plants

02/04/09 The Panasonic Corporation, after announcing a decline in 4Q earnings & lowering its annual forecast as it draws near its first annual loss in six years, announced plans to cut 15,000 jobs and close 27 factories in order to cut costs.

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Video: Hitachi sees $7.8 bln loss

Japan's top electronics maker, Hitachi, is likely to post a record 7.8 billion dollar net loss this year, the worst by a manufacturer in the nation's history. The maker of everything from rice cookers to nuclear reactors has shifted from a mild profit outlook to a 4.1 billion dollar (USD) loss for the first nine months of the year, announced Tuesday, with the full year expected to be even worse.

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Video - Business Update: Barbie's blues

Profits were sharply lower at toy company Mattel, maker of Barbie dolls, as recession-battered consumers and a stronger dollar hurt global sales in the fourth quarter. Consumer spending fell in December. Manufacturing activity fell across the nation, but the contraction was less severe than in recent months. Wall Street action signals further weakness for the year. Conway Gittens reports from New York.

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Video: Sony $2.9 billion loss warning

The Japanese electronics giant blames the record loss on falling demand and strengthening Yen. The operating loss will be the first for Sony in 14 years which is stepping up restructuring plans to cut costs and revive its ailing consumer electronics operations.

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Video: Boeing Deliveries and Orders Fall

01/09/09 Economic downturn hit Boeing as fewer airliners put in orders in 2008.

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Video: Toyota Stops Production

01/07/09 Toyota halts production at all of its plants in Japan as it faces decling demand.

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Video: Factory Activity Hits 28-year Low

U.S. factory activity sank to a near 30 year low, on a deepening recession. The report on U.S. manufacturing activity was similar to factory surveys across the globe and signaled tough times ahead. Meanwhile marketwatchers turn their eyes to Washington, for word on Obama's stimulus plan. Diane King reports from New York.

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Video: Steel Downturn Hits Japan

World steel No.3, JFE, is speeding up output cuts as the global downturn bites.

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