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A Delta ModTech employee using Microsoft’s HoloLens technology.

Microsoft’s HoloLens Becomes Critical Tool for Machine Owners

This used to be the stuff of science fiction movies, but now it's woven into our daily lives.

A woman cycles on a Brompton folding bicycle past a sign outside Waterloo Station reminding people they are required to wear face coverings inside the station and whilst traveling on trains, in London, during England's second coronavirus lockdown, Friday, Nov. 20, 2020.

British Bike Maker Pedals on Despite Brexit Uncertainty

The company, which exports hand-made folding bikes to 47 countries, looked at the uncertainty and started stockpiling parts.

Eaton Closes Clutch Manufacturing Facility After Declining Demand

The company calls it a "permanent closure," but a final decision won't be made until after discussions with the factory's union.

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US Nuclear Dump Facing Space, Staffing Challenges

Hackers Sell Entry to Hundreds of Executive Email Accounts

A United States flag reflected in the window of the Nasdaq studio, Times Square, New York, March 16, 2020.

Nasdaq Seeks to Require Board Diversity for Companies

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American Factories Growing More Slowly

In this Dec. 19, 2019 file photo, the advertising label of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, OPEC, shines at their headquarters in Vienna, Austria. Leaders of the OPEC cartel are meeting virtually to decide how much oil their countries should produce as the coronavirus stifles demand for fuel. They’re expected to extend production cuts into the new year in an effort to boost prices.

OPEC Talks on Production Hit Snag

Oil producing countries face a difficult situation.

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Mexico Planning $11.5B in Infrastructure Projects

The majority of the plans are for highways, energy and water projects.

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Platform Transitions from Asset Tracking to Contact Tracing

Siemens re-engineered the platform to provide contact tracing within manufacturing facilities, including their own.

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Lenovo Pays Former Employee $108K for FMLA Violations

The company failed to reinstate an eligible employee upon return from leave.

Former SCANA Corp. Senior Vice President Stephen Byrne enters the Matthew J. Perry, Jr. Courthouse in Columbia, S.C., July 23, 2020.

Former Executive Faces Prison in SC Nuclear Debacle

The company spent billions on two plants that never generated a single watt of power.

Vaccine Shipments May Delay Holiday Deliveries

Holiday orders and vaccine shipments will hit carriers at the same time this December.

GM Walks Away from Nikola Deal

The deal appeared to be in jeopardy after the EV-maker's founder was accused of fraud.

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Five Key Factors in Planning for a Post-COVID 'Normal'

It’s important to reflect and remember that difficult circumstances can trigger meaningful change.

RadioShack store in Dallas, Feb. 3, 2015.

RadioShack Gets Another Shot Online

The century-old electronics retail fixture has been pulled back from the brink — again.

A shopper in a face mask looks over cuts of beef piled up in a cold room for purchase at a Costco warehouse store Tuesday, May 5, 2020, in west Denver. The U.S. economy rebounded at an even-stronger pace in the July-September quarter than first reported but a resurgence in the coronavirus is expected to slow growth sharply in the current quarter with some analysts even raising the specter of a double-dip recession.

US Economy Grew 33.1% in Q3

But a resurgence in the coronavirus is expected to slow growth sharply in the current quarter.

Ten million remain jobless and more layoffs are becoming permanent.

US Jobless Claims Rise to 778,000 as Pandemic Worsens

Before the virus struck hard in mid-March, weekly claims typically amounted to roughly 225,000.

In this undated file photo issued by the University of Oxford, a volunteer is administered the coronavirus vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University, in Oxford, England. With major COVID-19 vaccines showing high levels of protection, British officials are cautiously — and they stress cautiously — optimistic that life may start returning to normal by early April. Even before regulators have approved a single vaccine, the U.K. and countries across Europe are moving quickly to organize the distribution and delivery systems needed to inoculate millions of citizens.

Britain Prepares for Vaccine Rollout

Even before regulators have approved a single vaccine, the U.K. and countries across Europe are moving quickly to organize the distribution.