美国钢铁产业保护 - 拜登政府宣布加强对中国的钢铁和造船行业保护[1] - 白宫认为中国通过向市场倾销低价钢铁扭曲了全球造船市场[2] - 白宫强调美国制造的钢铁对经济和国家安全至关重要[3] 关税调整 - 拜登政府计划通过提高关税率来支持美国钢铁制造业[6] - 拜登政府打算对中国进口的钢铁和铝产品关税率进行三倍提高[6] - 为防止中国通过墨西哥绕过关税，派遣高级官员前往墨西哥解决问题[8] 清洁铁钢项目 - 拜登宣布在宾夕法尼亚、俄亥俄和南部中西部地区建设六个清洁铁钢项目[10]

Submissions to Boeing's tip line for safety and quality concerns surged 500% in the first quarter of this year compared to a year ago. Boeing's manufacturing processes have been under heightened scrutiny for quality and safety issues after a Jan. 5 incident in which a Boeing 737 Max 9 operated by Alaska Airlines experienced a mid-air blowout of its plug door panel after taking off, causing the cabin to depressurize and prompting the flight to return to Oregon's Portland International Airport. A Boeing spoke ...

A Republican lawmaker is urging the Federal Trade Commission to probe the China-based parent company of fast fashion retailer Temu over its alleged ties to the Chinese Communist Party. Rep. Brian Mast, R-Fla., on Tuesday sent a letter to the FTC calling out PDD Holdings Inc. and its subsidiaries, Pinduoduo and Temu, for "harmful business practices here in the United States." The letter urges the FTC to investigate after a pair of class action lawsuits were filed over concerns about the Temu app and data pri ...

Tesla confirmed its laying off more than 10% of its global workforce following weak first quarter deliveries and increasing competition in the electric vehicle (EV) market, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. This followed a leaked internal email from CEO Elon Musk saying that the automaker is looking to cut costs and increase productivity after years of rapid growth that have led to duplication in some roles and functions in certain areas of the company, tech publication Elec ...

电动汽车制动故障 - 美国国家公路交通安全管理局（NHTSA）启动初步评估，因为收到多份关于凯迪拉克Lyriq电动汽车失去制动助力辅助功能的报告[1] - 报告称，2023年款Lyriq出现硬制动踏板，随后出现“制动系统故障”消息[2] - 通用汽车承认拥有凯迪拉克的电子制动控制模块“eBoost”存在内部主轴在防抱死制动系统（ABS）事件中可能断裂的问题[3]

特斯拉裁员计划 - 特斯拉计划裁员超过全球员工总数的10%，原因是第一季度交付不佳和电动车市场竞争加剧[1] - 特斯拉是全球市值最高的汽车制造商，全球员工约14万473人，裁员计划将影响约1.5万名员工[3] - 特斯拉股价下滑，裁员消息传出后，公司要求经理们确定关键团队成员，暂停一些股票奖励，取消一些员工的年度评估，并减少上海超级工厂的生产[4] 特斯拉生产和交付 - 特斯拉季度交付量首次近四年下降，低于华尔街分析师的预期，第一季度交付约为38.7万辆，比去年同期下降8.5%[5] - 特斯拉在中国市场面临价格战，低成本竞争对手如比亚迪迫使其降价，侵蚀利润率[6] - 特斯拉放弃了生产预算友好的入门级车型Model 2的计划，该车型预计起售价为25000美元[7] CEO埃隆·马斯克的回应 - CEO埃隆·马斯克透露，特斯拉将削减成本并提高生产效率，因为公司多年来的快速增长导致某些职位和功能在公司某些领域存在重复[2] - 马斯克指责路透社“撒谎”，但路透社回应称他没有指出其报道中的任何具体错误[8]

A gas station-convenience store chain, fast-casual dining and sit-down restaurants are among the fastest-growing brands, according to new data.  For the first time, Yelp released a list of the 50 fastest-growing brands to "recognize the companies that have successfully executed growth strategies over the last year." This includes newly public companies and those that are scaling regionally and ones that are considered industry mainstays, according to Yelp, which publishes crowdsourced reviews about business ...

Apple has lost its position as the world’s top phonemaker to Samsung in the first quarter of 2024 as its shipments have dropped around 10%, a report says.  From January to March, Samsung captured a 20.8% market share, followed by Apple with 17.3% and China-based Xiaomi with 14.1%, Reuters reported, citing data from research firm IDC. Samsung, which recently released the Galaxy S24 series phones, shipped more than 60 million devices during the first quarter, Reuters added.  The news agency cited the IDC as s ...

德国航空公司Lufthansa航班暂停 - Lufthansa因中东地区暴力事件暂停了飞往特拉维夫、安曼和埃尔比勒的定期航班[2] - Lufthansa宣布暂停飞往贝鲁特和德黑兰的航班，直至至少周四[2] - 德国航空公司宣布暂停飞德黑兰的航班至4月18日，并表示在解除暂停前不会飞越伊朗领空[4] 美国联合航空航班调整 - 美国联合航空取消了周日飞往特拉维夫的定期航班，并计划周一从华盛顿杜勒斯机场飞往安曼[6] - 美国联合航空正在密切监视情况，并将根据客户和机组成员的安全性做出未来航班的决定[8] - 美国联合航空已安排暂时撤离地区的机组人员，并计划在确定安全后将他们带回该地区[9]

加州新的最低工资标准对快餐连锁店的影响 - 加州新的20美元最低工资标准让快餐连锁店不得不想方设法创新[1] - 麦当劳加盟店老板斯科特·罗德里克考虑提高菜单价格和减少营业时间，称裁员是他“最后考虑的事情”[1] - 罗德里克在新法律生效前已经在1月至3月期间将价格提高了5%至7%，但他表示需要更多的经济努力[3] - 面对新的最低工资法律，快餐连锁店采取了搬迁业务的激烈方式，罗德里克也考虑过这种做法[8]