Breitbart Business Digest: Boosted by Tariffs, U.S. Manufacturing Enters a Renaissance
So much for the idea that tariffs would damage U.S. productivity and manufacturing.

So much for the idea that tariffs would damage U.S. productivity and manufacturing.

The U.S. manufacturing sector is expanding at the strongest pace in four years as output surges, firms add workers, and demand continues to grow, according to a key measure of factory health released Monday.

On Monday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Special Report,” U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer responded to a report that the Trump tariffs cost manufacturing jobs by saying that “we lost 220,000 manufacturing jobs in the last two years with President Biden. Last

Ohio’s Republican gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy believes there is a “second industrial revolution” underway right now, discussing how to properly usher it into the Buckeye State during an appearance on Breitbart News Daily.

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America will beat China in the war for global supremacy, Sen. Dave McCormick (R-PA) said during an interview with Breitbart News at the Pennsylvania Defense and Innovation Summit on Tuesday.

New orders and factory production continued to expand in June as inflationary pressures eased.

American Chemistry Council President and CEO Chris Jahn cheered the Trump administration’s work to repeal onerous regulations, stating that doing so helps American manufacturing and keeps the U.S. competitive on the global stage.

American Chemistry Council (ACC) President and CEO Chris Jahn said at the Council’s first policy summit on Thursday that there is a dire need to enact permitting reform, noting that the Empire State Building was permitted and built in only two years.

The American factory revival continues.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Tuesday laid out a doctrine of “economic statecraft,” telling the Economic Club of New York that the United States would wield its economic power “in service of our sovereignty” and warning that a country unable

Growth in business activity in the U.S. accelerated for the third consecutive month in June, boosted by strong growth in demand and output in the manufacturing sector. S&P Global said its flash composite purchasing managers index rose to a five-month

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U.S. industrial production edged up in May as strength in high-technology, defense, mining, and durable manufacturing offset weakness in nondurable goods and consumer products.

American factory workers haven’t seen this kind of wage growth for decades.

Working families paid for America’s addiction to Chinese supply chains. Now corporate America needs to address the issue, not circumvent it.

New factory orders data released Wednesday confirm an extraordinary surge in American defense manufacturing, with orders for defense capital goods running 53 percent above last year’s pace through the first four months of 2026 as the military works to replenish

New factory orders data released Wednesday by the Census Bureau show the enormous scale of America’s AI infrastructure buildout, with manufacturing orders for computers, networking equipment, power generation, and cooling systems all surging at double-digit rates compared to a year ago.

New orders and output measures rose sharply in May.

A closely watched gauge of Midwest business activity posted one of its largest monthly gains on record, suggesting that U.S. economic growth accelerated this spring.

The Chinese state newspaper Global Times published an article on Tuesday celebrating that Chinese manufacturers were dominating the market for FIFA World Cup branded products, from soccer balls to team jerseys.

T1 Energy CEO Dan Barcelo said during Breitbart News’s “Harnessing American Power” policy event that America “needs to learn how to build again” as it seeks to expand advanced manufacturing and energy production amid rising demand tied to artificial intelligence.

American manufacturing is seeing a high-tech resurgence.

U.S. industrial production rose in April at the fastest pace in more than a year, powered by a broad manufacturing gain led by autos and supported by strong output from computers, electronics, and other industries seeing renewed demand due to

The great American manufacturing boom keeps getting harder to deny.

T1 Energy CEO Dan Barcelo said during a Breitbart News policy event that solar power’s “scalability” and “zero marginal costs” are key strengths in the evolving energy landscape.

Honda announced a 423.9 billion yen ($2.7 billion) loss Thursday in a first-ever negative result for the fabled Japanese automaker, reportedly driven by heavy costs for its electric-vehicle plans underscored by President Donald Trump’s pro-U.S. manufacturing policies.

This week, Jay Powell told us that we can take the Fed chair away from him, but we can’t take him away from the Fed.

Democratic candidate Sarah Trone Garriott, a pastor who has repeatedly expressed support for transgender-related issues, including a 2020 post claiming that being transgender increases the likelihood of experiencing food insecurity, is running against incumbent Rep. Zach Nunn (R-IA), who is set to host Vice President JD Vance in Iowa next week.

American factories expanded at their fastest pace in nearly four years in March, shrugging off a war-driven surge in input costs that has dominated headlines but failed to dent the sector’s momentum.

The United States is in danger of becoming dependent on China for essential nitrile butadiene rubber (NBR) gloves, prompting Blue Star NBR CEO Scott Maier to call on President Donald Trump to help give the critical industry a fighting chance to continue American production.

Manufacturing is not in retreat. It’s booming. Industrial output hit an all-time high in November and then broke that record in December.

Manufacturing activity in New York State remained in expansion territory in February, and firms reported their strongest capital spending plans in years—an upbeat signal that executives see the recent pickup as durable. The New York Federal Reserve’s Empire State general

The top campaign concern of affordability can’t be solved without reducing the cost of American energy, and T1 Energy CEO Dan Barcelo has a plan to contribute.

At a Breitbart News policy forum on Wednesday, T1 Energy CEO Dan Barcelo proclaimed the Trump administration’s combination of tariffs and incentives is enabling American manufacturing to become more competitive by encouraging domestic investment and production.

T1 Energy CEO Dan Barcelo, speaking at a Breitbart News event on Wednesday, highlighted China’s dominance in global solar manufacturing and said the United States should aim to surpass it by expanding domestic capacity and supply chains.

Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick joined Breitbart News on Wednesday for a policy discussion where he addressed topics including reshoring, supply chain vulnerabilities, and the future of automated manufacturing in the United States.

President Donald Trump told NBC News in his Super Bowl interview that the United States is now in the Trump economy, and predicted 2026 will be even stronger than 2025.
