Something is missing amid good news
I’m sure there have been other months filled with the kind of good economic news we’ve had since late January, but darned if I can remember them. Somehow, though, despite the several thousand-plus jobs that have been restored or created since Severstal North America Inc.’s announcement Jan. 25 that it will restart its Warren steel mill, there’s a nagging sense that something is missing. Maybe it’s fairness. I’m sure the 267 hourly and salaried Denman Tire Corp. workers are happy to see other area industrial workers get back to work, even though they’re laid off and just got notice last week that the tire plant will close in 60 days. Ditto for many of the 1,500 Delphi Packard Electric salaried retirees whose pension checks are getting whacked by federal pension insurer Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. But I’ll bet they’re none too thrilled with some of the other stuff that’s occurring.
» Full StorySomething doesn’t smell right about foreign trade
From the Financial Times comes a story that China has grown into the world’s second-largest fount of ‘‘research knowledge’’ behind the United States, and it is poised to take the top spot by 2020.
» Full StoryTides are turning on China
The tide may finally be turning in the United States’ delicate dance with China.
Recent decisions to slap tariffs on tires and steel tubes was a promising first step by the government.
America must start producing more stuff
Below are some product recalls, as reported by the Associated Press on just one day, De.
» Full StoryHard, fast rules of reporting
Like most professions, journalism has a few fast and hard rules.
Foremost is be accurate, everything from the spelling of names to who sent how much money to whom to influence a decision on spending taxpayers’ money.
Reflections on the world of business
This ’n that from the world of business:
In one of those ‘‘Duh!’’ decisions, General Motors Corp. last week announced that it’s moving away from rebates and other financial incentives to sell vehicles.








