President Donald Trump loves a good Sharpie, and now he has all the more reason to love the company that makes them.
The president signed the flurry of executive orders the day he returned to office with a Sharpie.
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He’s used them for years since discovering they were more reliable than more expensive pens.
They have another merit, too: They’re almost entirely made in America.
Only the felt tip of a Sharpie comes from abroad — it’s made in Japan, according to The Wall Street Journal’s Natasha Khan, who published an eye-opening article on the penmaker this week.
What makes Newell Brands, the corporation that makes Sharpies, so newsworthy is its success in saving money — and holding down consumer prices — by making the pens in America
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