★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)Manufacturing & LogisticsTransportation MAX Troubles Force Top Boeing Supplier to Suspend Guidance as Aviation Giant Braces for Potential Strikes Just as Spirit AeroSystems managed to recover profitability, it may once again be wiped away. Boeing's top supplier suspended guidance…McAlinden Research PartnersFebruary 6, 2024
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)Economics & TradeManufacturing & LogisticsMarkets Foreign Investment Flows to China Continue to be Chopped Down by Sputtering Sentiment The latest PMI readings out of China suggest continued degradation in the country's manufacturing activity. Profits throughout the Chinese industrial economy have declined throughout…McAlinden Research PartnersNovember 1, 2023
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)Labor, Education & DemographicsManufacturing & Logistics Ford and Stellantis Overcome UAW Strikes, Rising Wage Pressures May Complicate the Big Three’s EV Future Two-thirds of the Big Three Automakers have reached tentative agreements with the United Auto Workers (UAW) union on new four-year…McAlinden Research PartnersOctober 30, 2023
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)Labor, Education & DemographicsManufacturing & Logistics UAW Widens Strike in Wake of GM Withdrawing 2023 Guidance, Union Still Has Capacity to Expand Actions General Motors' Q3 earnings report, which included a suspension of its profit outlook, was followed by an expansion of strikes…McAlinden Research PartnersOctober 25, 2023
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)Labor, Education & DemographicsManufacturing & Logistics UAW Takes Aim at Ford’s Biggest Plant, Pushes for Big Three Battery Factories to Fall Under Union Contract The UAW's strikes expanded twice so far this week, with work stoppages beginning at Volvo-owned Mack Trucks and expanding to…McAlinden Research PartnersOctober 12, 2023
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)Manufacturing & LogisticsTransportation Airbus Doubles-Up Boeing’s September Deliveries as BA Production Issues Bear Consequences Though Boeing and Airbus shares have each struggled in recent years, the American aviation giant continues to languish under consistent…McAlinden Research PartnersOctober 11, 2023
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)Labor, Education & DemographicsManufacturing & LogisticsPolitics & Policy UAW Maintains Strong Leverage in Auto Negotiations, But Stakes are Massive for Big Three’s EV Plans The ongoing UAW strike is once again set to expand on Friday if no breakthroughs are made at the negotiating…McAlinden Research PartnersSeptember 28, 2023
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)Manufacturing & LogisticsTransportation UAW Strike to Expand by Friday, Eventual Agreement Could Carry Inflationary Implications With 12,700 US auto workers now on the picket line, the UAW may have enough funds to sustain those striking workers…McAlinden Research PartnersSeptember 21, 2023
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)Economics & TradeReal Estate & Construction China Descends Into Deflation as Exports Crumble and New Home Sales Tumble Recent Chinese data releases have painted a worrying picture for the world's leading manufacturing economy, as PMIs, trade flows, and…McAlinden Research PartnersAugust 9, 2023
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)⦁ Theme TrackerManufacturing & LogisticsPolitics & Policy Buildout of US Broadband Expansion Spurs Fiber Optic Cable Manufacturers to Bolster Capacity The White House's rollout of $42 billion in funding for high speed internet expansion is expected to begin at the…McAlinden Research PartnersJune 29, 2023