Peter Morici

Today, the Commerce Department reported the deficit on international trade in goods and services was $42.9 billion in June.

Barack Obama and his Republican challengers don't agree about much, but they do agree the U.S. economy can't be turned around, and middle class prosperity saved, without a strong contribution from manufacturing.

Barack Obama and his Republican challengers don't agree about much, but they do agree manufacturing matters and resurrecting America's factories will be at the center of the fall presidential campaign.