Articles by Erin Slifka

Battling heavily subsidized manufacturers, First Solar is set to build a new factory in Ohio, a mission that reveals the challenges of trying to “reshore” critical industries that moved offshore.

Semiconductor companies say they face higher costs that they are passing on to customers in some cases.

A manufacturing expansion shows that Moderna is making a big bet on an enduring Covid-19 vaccine business, as health authorities prepare for life after the pandemic lifts but the coronavirus and its variants remain.

A hot job market after a year-plus of coronavirus means more places are hiring without holding recent time away from work against candidates.

Travel demand returned more sharply than expected, and too many flights can mean more difficulties when things go wrong.

Employers competing for low-wage workers are offering signing bonuses, bigger raises and perks previously reserved for white-collar employees.

The move by VF, which also owns Vans and Timberland, shows the difficulty brands face in catering to Western consumers and China.

As the U.S. and its allies chase China in procuring critical minerals essential for modern technologies, they face a major hurdle: a lack of companies and projects with an established record.

The world’s central banks are hanging on how the Fed will respond to a rise in inflation, wary of being caught in the crosscurrents of an extraordinary U.S. economic expansion.