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Oil Price Spike Brings Jobs Back to US

Rising costs curb manufacturers' outsourcing

By Matt Cantor,  Newser Staff

Posted Jun 13, 2008 11:30 AM CDT

(Newser) – As costs for overseas production and shipping soar, US companies are growing reluctant to outsource manufacturing—and some are even bringing their plants back to America, the Wall Street Journal reports. “In a world of triple-digit oil prices, distance costs money," said an...   Read full story »

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