Managerial and professional vacancies are the hardest to fill, followed by technical specialists, especially in manufacturing and production

By Vince Martin:At first glance, Benchmark Electronics (BHE) appears to be a value stock investor's dream. The provider of electronics manufacturing services closed Monday at $19.53; based on trailing twelve-month non-GAAP earnings of $1.18 per share

Flextronics (NASDAQ: FLEX) todayannounced that it will expand its existing design, manufacturing, logisticsand service solutions relationship with Citrix to include Zalaegerszeg,Hungary.

Never has there been a bigger "Scr__ You" to American workers and manufacturing than tax-avoider Apple's tag line on all of its national advertising: o...

Many have been skeptical of the true extent of the shale revolution's impact on the U.S. economy, beyond localized effects like lowering mid-continent crude prices and reducing costs for industrial petroleum product manufacturing. But in a new note,

LONDON, June 18 (Reuters) - GlaxoSmithKline said on Tuesday that South Africa's Aspen Pharmacare had offered to acquire its thrombosis drug brands Arixtra and Fraxiparine, along with the related manufacturing site.

LONDON, June 18 (Reuters) - GlaxoSmithKline said on Tuesday that South Africa's Aspen Pharmacare had offered to acquire its thrombosis drug brands Arixtra and Fraxiparine, along with the related manufacturing site.

Better-than-expected reports on the housing market and New York-area manufacturing helped provide a boost.

ByMoney Investor:Callaway Golf (ELY) is one of the more well known names in the golf equipment and apparel industry. The company has been manufacturing golf equipment for over 30 years, and today its products are sold in over 110 countries globally.

* C$ at C$1.0177 vs US$, or 98.26 U.S. cents * NY manufacturing and U.S. housing sentiment data positive * Equity markets recoup some of last week's losses * U.S. Federal Reserve and Bank of Canada...

* C$ at C$1.0177 vs US$, or 98.26 U.S. cents * NY manufacturing and U.S. housing sentiment data positive * Equity markets recoup some of last week's losses * U.S. Federal Reserve and Bank of Canada...

Conditions for New York manufacturers improved modestly in June, according to the latest Empire State Manufacturing Survey, but the six-month outlook remains negative.

DETROIT (Reuters) - General Motors Co on Monday named a new head for its North American manufacturing, replacing an executive who last week was assigned to cut waste at the U.S. automaker.

Major U.S. stock markets rise Monday on reassuring U.S. economic reports. Click to view a price quote on ^DJI.    

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Financial stocks were up on Monday after a better-than-expected manufacturing report and home-builder confidence rises to a seven-year high. The Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund , which tracks financial stocks in the S&P 50

U.S. stocks are staging a nice rally. The Dow, the S&P 500, and the Nasdaq are all up 1%. This comes in the wake of better-than-expected Empire State manufacturing and NAHB hombuilder confidence reports. More to come...Join the conversation about

NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Major U.S. stock markets were climbing in early morning trading Monday as investors cheered a better-than-expected report on New York manufacturing and anticipated more details about the Federal Reserve's policy plans for the

The headline number in the latest Empire State Manufacturing Survey was up big — +7.84 versus expectations for 0.0. But every other component stunk, according to the report: The new orders index slipped six points to -6.7 The shipments in

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Treasury prices traded off their session highs Monday as the Empire State index improved in June. The index, a gauge of manufacturing activity, improved to 7.8 in June from negative 1.4 in May. The 10-year noteyield, which m

Manufacturing activity improves in the New York region in June, according to a survey released Monday by the New York Fed. But underlying details remain soft.

NEW YORK, June 17 (Reuters) - Growth in the New York state manufacturing sector picked back up in June, but the details were less encouraging as new orders and employment fell to their lowest levels in five months, a report from the New York Federal

NEW YORK, June 17 (Reuters) - Growth in the New York state manufacturing sector picked back up in June, but the details were less encouraging as new orders and employment fell to their lowest levels...

Manufacturing activity improves in the New York region in June, according to a survey released Monday by the New York Fed. But underlying details remain soft.

The New York Federal Reserve's regional manufacturing gauge jumped to 7.8 in June from -1.4 in May, easily beating expectations of zero. 

NEW YORK, June 17 (Reuters) - U.S. Treasuries prices briefly fell and yields rose after data showed that growth in the New York state manufacturing sector picked up in June, though the details showed...

NEW YORK, June 17 (Reuters) - The dollar extended its gains versus the yen on Monday after data showed growth in the New York state manufacturing sector picked back up in June.

WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- The Empire State manufacturing index improved modestly in June, although the details remained weak, the New York Federal Reserve Bank said Monday. The Empire State index rose to 7.8 in June from negative 1.4 in the prior m

The New York Fed will publish the Empire State Manufacturing Survey for June at 8:30 am this morning. Consensus is for no gain. The May figure was -1.43. Click here for updates > Join the conversation about this story »   

WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) - The New York Federal Reserve Bank's Empire State Manufacturing index likely improved to an unchanged reading in June after three straight months in negative territory. The report will be released at 8:30 a.m. Eastern. Econo

NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Stock futures were pointing to a higher open on Wall Street Monday as investors awaited real estate and manufacturing reports Monday and the upcoming Federal Reserve policy announcement. Futures for the S&P 500 were gaining 14

TOKYO, June 17 (Reuters) - Tokyo Steel Manufacturing Co Ltd, Japan's topconstruction steel maker, will keepprices of key products unchanged in July for the fourth straightmonth amid rising supply from China and inventory adjustment athome.

In another sign of recent weakness in the manufacturing sector, capacity utilization in the US has stalled, as demand remains soft. US industries are producing significantly below their capacity and "5.5 percentage points below long-run average" acco

In another sign of recent weakness in the manufacturing sector, capacity utilization in the US has stalled, as demand remains soft. US industries are producing significantly below their capacity and "5.5 percentage points below long-run average"

U.S. gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 2.5% in 2012 after growing 1.6% in 2011, the most the economy has grown since 2006. Nationally, manufacturing,...

Kodak filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection last and continues to fight for relevance. You may be surprised to learn that one of the business lines they’ve kept has been film manufacturing for still photography and movies. Not enough, thou

And so the next casualty of the inevitable municipal collapse appears, which is, as expected, that one-time symbol of all that was right with a (once upon a time) manufacturing America, having since been replaced with the anti-symbol of all that is b

Consumer sentiment edged off a six-year high in June while manufacturing output picked up a bit last month, suggesting the economy remained on a moderate growth path.    

Apple's upcoming Mac Pro is the first product lineup to be assembled in the U.S. in many years. Which company scored Apple's contract manufacturing business?

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Industrial production was unchanged in May, the Federal Reserve said on Friday, compared with forecasts for a light increase after gains in manufacturing and mining were offset by a sharp drop in the output of utilities.

WASHINGTON, June 14 (Reuters) - U.S. industrial production was unchanged in May, the Federal Reserve said on Friday, compared with forecasts for a light increase after gains in manufacturing and mining were offset by a sharp drop in the output of uti

From the Fed: Industrial production and Capacity Utilization Industrial production was unchanged in May after having decreased 0.4 percent in April. In May, manufacturing production rose 0.1 percent after falling in each of the previous two months, a

Heads up! Minutes away from the release of May U.S. industrial production, due out at 9:15 AM ET. Economists predict industrial production expanded 0.2% in May after contracting 0.5% in April. Manufacturing production is expected to have risen 0.1% a

TORONTO, June 14 (Reuters) - The Canadian dollar weakened against the U.S. dollar on Friday after data showed that Canadian factory sales unexpectedly sank by 2.4 percent in April from March.

TORONTO, June 14 (Reuters) - The Canadian dollar weakened against the U.S. dollar on Friday after data showed that Canadian factory sales unexpectedly sank by 2.4 percent in April from March.

Thousands of technology, finance and manufacturing companies are working closely with U.S. national security agencies, providing sensitive information and in return receiving benefits that include...

Manufacturing manages 0.1% growth for May.

Microchip Technology (Nasdaq: MCHP) is getting ready to ramp up production to meet increasing demand in the chip sector. That's good news for companies like Microchip, United Microelectronics (NYSE: UMC), and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE: