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Today in Manufacturing Podcast

Today in Manufacturing Podcast

Today in Manufacturing has a new podcast brought to you by the editors of Industrial Media. In each episode, we discuss the five biggest stories in manufacturing, and the implications they have on the industry moving forward.

Alba, a white German Shepherd dog, wearing a European flag stands with supporters of Britain remaining in the European Union as they protest opposite the Houses of Parliament in London, Monday, Feb. 4, 2019. Prime Minister Theresa May was gathering pro-Brexit and pro-EU Conservative lawmakers into an 'alternative arrangements working group' seeking to break Britain's Brexit deadlock.

UK Economy 'Stalling' on Brexit Fears

A survey on Tuesday showed that the British economy as a whole is almost flat lining.

Coca-Cola Buys Costa Coffee Chain

The $5B+ deal is Coca-Cola's latest move to diversify from traditional soda.

UK Manufacturing Shrinks Fast

That decline was unexpected and is raising concerns.

In this Feb. 22, 2000 photo the Unilever European headquarters are seen in Rotterdam, Netherlands. Unilever, the Anglo-Dutch consumer goods multinational whose vast stable of brands includes Dove, Knorr and Ben & Jerry's, says it is basing its headquarters in the Netherlands, ending its longstanding structure of having head offices in both Rotterdam and London.

Unilever Ditches Headquarters

The move will end a dual structure that goes back nearly 90 years.

This March 25, 2014, file photo shows a CVS store and pharmacy in Philadelphia. According to a Thursday, Oct. 26, 2017 report in The Wall Street Journal., the drugstore chain is in talks to buy Aetna, the nation’s third-largest insurer. Analysts say such a deal would create a health colossus that can reach deeper into the average customer’s life to manage care and cut costs.

Deals Driven by Tech Changes

The appetite for mergers and acquisitions remains near a record high.

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Britain Back in Favor, Despite Brexit

Britain has reclaimed its place as one of the top five countries for corporate deals - six months after dropping off the list in wake of it leaving the EU.

A woman cleans the stage prior to a panel session on the closing day of the 47th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum, WEF, in Davos, Switzerland, Friday, Jan. 20, 2017.

Will Trump End Globalization?

The case for and against globalization.

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Trump's Mexico Strategy a 'Dagger at Ohio'

Trump's threats to firms using Mexico as a manufacturing base could cost thousands of American jobs.

German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schauble, left, talks with Franch Finance Minister Michel Sapin, right, and European Commissioner for Economic Affairs, Taxation and Customs Pierre Moscovici during an EU finance ministers meeting at the EU Council in Luxembourg.

Eurozone Sees Big Rebound

Fears had been raised that growth would grind to a halt in the wake of Britain's vote to leave the EU in June.

People walk in the Porta Nuova business center in Milan, Italy, Friday, March 11, 2016. European Central Bank launched an unexpectedly broad array of stimulus measures Thursday aimed at boosting a modest economic recovery in the 19 countries that use the euro and nudging up dangerously low inflation.

Eurozone Industrial Output Sees Fastest Rise Since '09

Analysts said manufacturers are benefiting from the lower euro, which makes their products more competitive in international markets. Low oil and raw material costs are also helping them price competitively.