Industrials

Industrials

China Recreates a Shipbuilding Dreadnought

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To the extent they ever really were, China’s two major state-owned shipmakers will no longer be ships that pass in the night.

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Industrials

Spacecraft-Maker Firefly Shoots for the Moon in Nasdaq Debut

Just a week after Figma’s successful market debut, Firefly Aerospace saw its stock pop more than 34% after listing on the Nasdaq on Thursday.

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Industrials

Boeing Touts Turnaround Year as Embattled Aerospace Giant Cuts Costs

The company, mired in too many scandals and setbacks to print, lost nearly $12 billion when all was said and done in 2024.

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Industrials

Gates-Backed ‘Green Steel’ Startup Clears Key Milestone

Heavy industrials remain one of the most significant drivers of greenhouse gas emissions, and also one of the toughest to eliminate.

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Industrials

Pentagon to Take $400 Million Stake in Rare Earth Miner Outside Vegas

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China accounts for nearly two-thirds of raw material production and 90% of the manufacturing of rare earth magnets.

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Industrials

Wired-Up Copper Prices Signal a Tariff-Powered Shock to Consumer Wallets

A planned 50% tariff on copper has left commodities markets roiling and analysts toiling with the idea consumers paying for higher prices.

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Industrials

America’s Anduril Among Potential Winners of NATO Breakthrough

NATO chief Mark Rutte said last week that the new defense 5% of GDP spending target amounts to a “quantum leap.”

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International Economics

US Flexes Golden Share in Nippon Merger With US Steel

The deal is the Trump administration’s attempt to stake out a new path for balancing national security and the influx of foreign capital.

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Industrials

At Paris Air Show, eVTOL Industry Preps for Takeoff

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For key US eVTOL players Joby Aviation and Archer Aviation, the Paris Air Show comes at a critical moment.

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Electric Vehicles

CATL Comes Fully Charged in Hong Kong Debut

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CATL — blacklisted by the US Department of Defense in January for alleged ties to the Chinese military — pulled off the best IPO of the year.

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