September 19, 2011 Headlines: Focus on Jobs, Manufacturing Capacity Down, GE Invests in TX and PA, and More

Posted by smorgante on 09/19/2011

WSJ: Former President Clinton says that we need to focus on jobs, not cuts.

MIT News: A forum at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology looks at the future of making it in America. 

USAT: Is China stealing our technology for all-electric cars? 

WSJ: Violent protests at a solar panel factory in China. 

WSJ: Our manufacturing capacity fell 4.9% since the Great Recession began. However, manufacturing input increased by 0.5% last month. 

Reuters: GE Will be investing $200 million in locomotive plants in Texas and Pennsylvania

WSJ: Is there reason to be hopeful for the economy in the next few months?

NYT: Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman sounds the alarm on the folly of austerity plans. 

WSJ: Unemployment is increasing across several states. 

WSJ: The U.S. Trade Representative urges Congress to quickly enact new free trade deals. 

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