The Chinese Puzzle
Western (particularly American) companies and workers have been badly hurt over the years by the steady move of manufacturing to low-wage countries, particularly China, where the Pearl River Delta in southern Guangdong province became known as the world’s factory floor.
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Good Riddance to 2008—and a Look Ahead
I think there’s a pretty good consensus that 2009 has to be better than 2008.
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Here’s to Fewer Worries in the Months Ahead
If you have held on to your investments over the past couple of years, either through sang froid, inertia or the paralysis of fear, there may be a little cheer this holiday season.
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Mixed Signals for Valve Industry
With all the gloom flying around it can be difficult to find anything encouraging to report, but it's there if you look for it.
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The ’08 Election Has Come and Gone…Where Do We Stand?
Barack Obama’s win over John McCain on Nov. 4 was the most lopsided victory for a presidential candidate since George H.W.
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Zogby Talks Politics with VMA
John Zogby, one of America’s most respected and accomplished pollsters, spoke to members of the Valve Manufacturers Association at its 70th Annual Meeting in Tucson, AZ.
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Industry, Government Strike Back at Metal Thieves
The theft of valves for their scrap metal value that began several years ago continues, although law enforcement, legislatures and industry associations are increasingly recognizing the seriousness of the problem.
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2009 Market Outlook: Riding Out The Storm
The atmosphere at VMA's Annual Market Outlook Workshop, held Aug. 14-15 in Boston, was more somber than in years' past as attendees-primarily manufacturers of valves, actuators, controls and pumps-listened to speaker after speaker predict continued, even worsening, troubles in the economy, in the United States and around the world.
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Feds Project Long-Term Energy Outlook
In its International Energy Outlook 2008 released in July, the Energy Information Administration (EIA) projects two very different futures for global energy markets.
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No Sign of a Rollback in Global Steel Prices
Don’t look for steel prices to drop anytime soon.
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Perspectives of Distribution
One of the best-received presentations at the Valve Manufacturers Association annual meeting held last October in Naples, FL, was a panel discussion that explored the changing relationships within the industry's supply chain.
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