Bankruptcies hit 15-year high in 2025 as tariffs roiled corporate America - The Washington Post

But in a shift from previous years, the rise in filings is most apparent among industrials — companies tied to manufacturing, construction and transportation. The sector has been hit hard by President Donald Trump's ever-fluid tariff policies — which he's long insisted would revive American manufacturing. The manufacturing sector lost more than 70,000 jobs in the one-year period ending in November, federal data shows…

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/12/27/corporate-bankruptcies-economy/