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  "id": 8268188,
  "title": "Manufacturing output down in August; investments by Reckitt, Hitachi",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/manufacturing-output-down-in-august-investments-by-reckitt-hitachi",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-18T13:36:07.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Manufacturing Dive",
    "slug": "manufacturing-dive",
    "url": "https://www.manufacturingdive.com/news/reckitt-hitachi-energy-aricast-hovione-economic-warn-act-layoffs/830764/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Several companies also announced workforce reductions recently, including Sapporo and Pepsi. Meanwhile, industrial production remained flat and orders of metalworking machinery increased.",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}