Merger & acquisition (M&A) deals in the global metals industry in North America soared to record levels in 2007, according to PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC), indicating that the credit crisis in the U.S. has not hindered industry growth.  In 2007, the value of North American metals deals totaled $77 billion, which came close to matching ...

NEW YORK, April 25, 2007 — More than eight in 10 (83 percent) of industrial manufacturers are optimistic about the global economy over the next 12 months, according to PricewaterhouseCoopers’ Manufacturing Barometer, a quarterly survey of U.S. industrial manufacturing executives. Yet, continued softening of the U.S. economy led to a drop in ...