Illinois-based IDEX Corporation (IEX) builds the behind-the-scenes technologies that make everyday life safer, cleaner, and more connected. Its precision components help produce the microchips inside our electronics, treat water so it’s safe to drink, prevent sewer overflows, and enable global broadband satellite communications through advanced optics. IDEX’s specialized pumps handle some of the toughest fluids, from hot and viscous to corrosive. At the same time, its healthcare components support life-s ...

Vision AI agents are transforming semiconductor manufacturing operations, driving new levels of quality and productivity. At the DAI level, visual inspection agents identify defects more accurately by fine-tuning Vision Foundation models with labeled images and now millions of unlabeled images through self-supervised learning and NVIDIA TAU. At the wafer level, AI agents powered by NVIDIA Metropolis and Cosmos Reason identify defects and reason potential root causes.As manufacturing processes deviate over t ...

Market Trends & Analysis - The market's reaction to delayed jobs data indicates that education and health services are the primary drivers of employment [1] - There is a mismatch between available jobs and the skills of the workforce, specifically in sectors like construction [2] - The current job creation rate of 64,000 jobs for 340 million people is considered insufficient [3] Economic Policy & Outlook - A 1% interest rate is suggested as a potential solution to improve job growth [4] - The need for more creative solutions beyond simply lowering interest rates is emphasized [5]

Riverwater Partners, an investment management company, released its “Small Cap Strategy” Q3 2025 investor letter. A copy of the letter can be downloaded here. The Small Cap Core Strategy reported solid results for the quarter but did not keep pace with the sharp rally, thus lagging the benchmark. The market’s preference for lower-quality companies persisted in the quarter and contributed significantly to the benchmark’s outperformance. On the other hand, the strategy remains focused on higher-quality compa ...

15 December 2025 | 1:14PM HKT Economics Research China: November activity data broadly missed market expectations November activity data broadly missed market expectations, especially for retail sales. Industrial production (IP) growth edged down in year-on-year terms despite the notable improvement in export growth, with slower output growth in automobile and utilities industries more than offsetting faster output growth in the special equipment and pharmaceuticals industries. Fixed asset investment (FAI) ...

My big idea for 2026 is the renaissance of the American factory. I think next year we'll see companies approach challenges from energy to mining to construction to manufacturing with a factory first mindset. The modular deployment of AI and autonomy alongside skilled labor will make complex bespoke processes operate like an assembly line.America's first great century was built on industrial strength, but it's no secret that we've lost a lot of that muscle. Some of that has been from offshoring, from the fin ...

U.S. stocks traded mixed this morning, with the Dow Jones index gaining around 0.1% on Monday.Following the market opening Monday, the Dow traded up 0.09% to 48,502.84 while the NASDAQ fell 0.03% to 23,187.60. The S&P 500 also rose, gaining, 0.13% to 6,836.56.Check This Out: Top 2 Financial Stocks That May Fall Off A Cliff This QuarterLeading and Lagging SectorsHealth care shares jumped by 1% on Monday.In trading on Monday, energy stocks fell by 1%.Top HeadlineThe NY Empire State Manufacturing Index fell to ...

PITTSBURGH, Dec. 15, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Kennametal Inc. (NYSE: KMT) today announced a new integration with Hexagon's cloud-based Tool Library, combining Kennametal's tooling expertise with Hexagon's advanced Computer-Aided Manufacturing (CAM) technology. This collaboration empowers machinists with instant access to verified Kennametal digital tooling data – delivering faster, smarter machining solutions right at their fingertips. Hexagon is the global leader in measurement technologies. We provide the con ...

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Perhaps obvious, but a chosen specialization for a city (like hair dryers) is very different from a given specialization (like a coal mine).The former is manufacturing, the latter is mining. You can’t choose the distribution of natural resources, but you can make the best of what you have.Original video:International Cyber Digest (@IntCyberDigest):China’s industry is a different beast 🤯Every product and its supply chain are tied to one huge city the size of a nation, Eric explains.This is why other nations ...