US Business
Salesforce Is in Talks to Acquire Slack Technologies
A deal, which would mark a big move by the corporate-software maker into office communications, could be reached in days.
Month: November 2020
US Business
Walmart, Grocers Can Avoid New Mexico Shutdowns With Covid-19 Testing
State officials in New Mexico are offering grocery stores, retailers and other essential businesses a way to avoid shutdowns when workers become infected with Covid-19: regularly test all employees.
US Business
Exxon Documents Reveal More Pessimistic Outlook for Oil Prices
The Texas oil giant has lowered its outlook on oil prices, suggesting it expects the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic to linger for much of the next decade.
US Business
Penguin Random House Parent Near Deal to Buy Simon & Schuster From ViacomCBS
ViacomCBS is close to a deal to sell book publisher Simon & Schuster to German media giant Bertelsmann for more than $2 billion, according to people familiar with the matter.
US Business
Gap Reports Flat Quarterly Sales as Holiday Shopping Gets Under Way
Gap’s quarterly sales rebounded from spring shutdowns but increased marketing weighed on profits. Executives cautioned that rising Covid-19 infections could slow visits to stores during the holiday season.
US Business
PC Sales Help HP, Dell Offset Weak Office Spending
Remote working fueled strong demand for Dell and HP personal computers in the latest quarter, cushioning the impact from lower office-equipment spending.
US Business
Purdue Pharma Pleads Guilty to Felonies Over OxyContin Sales
The guilty plea follows the approval last week by a U.S. bankruptcy court judge of an $8.34 billion settlement between Purdue Pharma and the Justice Department.
Events
Black Friday/Cyber Monday Sale to Benefit Rapha International
(Joplin, MO) – Get started on your holiday shopping, save big, and support the mission of Rapha International this weekend! Rapha International’s Black Friday/Cyber Monday sale is set to begin on November 24 and run through […]
COVID-19
Freeman and City of Joplin Cancel Christmas Parade
(Joplin, MO) – Freeman Health System and the City of Joplin jointly decided it is in the best interest of public safety for the community to cancel this year’s Christmas parade. “We are sad to […]
Energy & Environment
Community Solar Farm Under Construction in Southwest Missouri
(St. Louis, Missouri) – Burns & McDonnell, a Missouri-based architecture, engineering and construction firm, has broken ground on Liberty Utilities – Empire District’s Prosperity Community Solar installation, the first such renewable generation program in southwest […]