June 2020 – Page 3 – Joplin Business Outlook

China Message to U.S.: Crossing ‘Red Lines’ Could Put Trade Deal at Risk

June 28, 2020 Erin Slifka Comments Off

Beijing has begun quietly delivering a message to Washington: U.S. pressure over matters China considers off limits could jeopardize Chinese purchases of farm goods and other U.S. exports under the “Phase One” trade deal.

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Rising Coronavirus Cases Put Fresh Strain on Mask Supplies

June 27, 2020 Erin Slifka Comments Off

The renewed surge in coronavirus cases across much of the U.S. is undermining efforts hospitals and manufacturers made in recent months to provide enough N95 masks to front-line workers.

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Strategy Behind Blockbuster Grubhub Deal: Don’t Deliver

June 27, 2020 Erin Slifka Comments Off

Just Eat Takeaway.com’s $7 billion deal for Grubhub would join two companies whose business models dodge the expense of running a delivery network.

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Six Months That Shook the World

June 26, 2020 Erin Slifka Comments Off

A global pandemic, widespread unemployment, nationwide protests and a roller-coaster stock market have created the most tumultuous period in recent memory.

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Why the American Consumer Has Fewer Choices—Maybe for Good

June 26, 2020 Erin Slifka Comments Off

“We may not need 40 different choices of toilet paper.” U.S. companies spent the past decades trying to please everyone. The pandemic made that impossible, and now some no longer plan to try.

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Delta Warns Pilots of Possible Furloughs

June 26, 2020 Erin Slifka Comments Off

Delta Air Lines said it would send notices next week to over 2,500 pilots warning of potential furloughs as travel demand is still languishing due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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Disney Postpones ‘Mulan’ Until August

June 26, 2020 Erin Slifka Comments Off

Walt Disney said Friday it was again postponing the release of its “Mulan” reboot, the second such delay in a week that confirmed that Hollywood’s hopes to be back in the theatrical business by next month won’t come to fruition.

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Facebook Tightens Controls on Speech as Ad Boycott Grows

June 26, 2020 Erin Slifka Comments Off

Under mounting pressure from advertisers, Facebook said it would start labeling political speech that violated its rules and take other measures to prevent voter suppression and protect minorities from abuse.

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ZAF Energy Systems Receives $2.5M Contract under DoD Manufacturing Technology Program

June 26, 2020 Erin Slifka 0

(Joplin, MO) – Joplin-based ZAF Energy Systems Inc. (ZAF), a developer of next-generation battery technology, announced today that it has received a contract for $2,494,032 to develop and produce prototype scaled-up nickel-zinc battery cells. The […]

Small Businesses Raced to Spend PPP Funds but Pandemic Drags On

June 26, 2020 Erin Slifka Comments Off

Recent changes in the government’s small business rescue program make it easier for companies battling the Covid-19 pandemic to qualify for loan forgiveness. But the increased flexibility has come late for scores of small businesses.

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Month: June 2020

China Message to U.S.: Crossing ‘Red Lines’ Could Put Trade Deal at Risk

Rising Coronavirus Cases Put Fresh Strain on Mask Supplies

Strategy Behind Blockbuster Grubhub Deal: Don’t Deliver

Six Months That Shook the World

Why the American Consumer Has Fewer Choices—Maybe for Good

Delta Warns Pilots of Possible Furloughs

Disney Postpones ‘Mulan’ Until August

Facebook Tightens Controls on Speech as Ad Boycott Grows

ZAF Energy Systems Receives $2.5M Contract under DoD Manufacturing Technology Program

Small Businesses Raced to Spend PPP Funds but Pandemic Drags On

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