Manufacturing and industrial executives today are operating in an environment rife with uncertainty.

Ford saw a 19% rise in sales at dealerships in March, while General Motors reported a 17% year-over-year bump in first quarter sales.

Ortberg acknowledged to the committee that Boeing's string of controversies was "unacceptable," and stressed the company's commitment to safety.

The weaponization of supply chains is becoming entangled in the new normal of global trade relations.

Using a 20% universal tariff as a benchmark, a Moody's simulation warned that such a levy could send the U.S. into a "serious recession."

The sector is already preparing for imminent additional risk, with new clauses that state companies hiring Chinese ships will bear the cost of any taxes.

The American Business Immigration Coalition is leading a push for "bipartisan, common-sense immigration solutions balancing security and economic strength." 

As the bad actors become more sophisticated, logistics-focused organizations must step up their efforts to detect and combat freight fraud. 

French Minister for Gender Equality Aurore Bergé said that French companies "don't plan to change their policies," and that forcing firms to comply is "out of the question."

Anyone looking to assess the impact of Trump’s immigration policy on U.S. agriculture might do well to study the labor shortage that hit farms in the U.K. during the pandemic.