Joe Biden and the future of US manufacturing
Investment Monitor assesses Donald Trump's record within the US manufacturing industry, and spells out the challenges that lie ahead for Joe Biden.
Ruth Strachan
Senior reporter
Ruth Strachan is a senior reporter at Investment Monitor after joining New Statesman Media Group from the Financial Times. Ruth previously worked as a content editor at FT Live. In this role she wrote content for various global events across a number of topics including FDI, technology, C-suite roles and compliance. Before this, she was a journalist at DC Thomson. Returning to her journalistic roots, Ruth's focus at Investment Monitor includes manufacturing, mining and commodities.
Articles by Ruth Strachan
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