Reduced production and high prices are likely to continue into next year. Plus: AI drugmakers, solar panel manufacturing, home renovation, and tariff refunds.
Trucking costs are rising even faster than the price of diesel fuel because of the Trump administration’s crackdown on drivers with limited English proficiency.
Heather Bickford, chief operating officer at Death By Audio, says she’s still waiting on nearly $100,000 in refunds. Still though, she’s staying positive about business.
A $2.5 billion factory in Georgia now produces solar panels from raw wafer to finished product, a milestone for U.S. manufacturing in an industry China has dominated for over a decade.