2020 – Page 110 – Joplin Business Outlook

Businesses Hit Hard by Pandemic Drive U.S. Jobs Recovery

July 26, 2020 Erin Slifka Comments Off

Health-care providers and restaurants—which closed during pandemic lockdowns—have recalled millions of laid-off workers. Increased demand has boosted job growth in the logistics, financial-services and retail industries.

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Economic Recoveries in U.S., Europe Take Diverging Paths

July 26, 2020 Erin Slifka Comments Off

The U.S. economy lagged in July and Europe’s bounced back, according to fresh surveys of purchasing managers, evidence that the two economic powerhouses are recovering at different speeds from the coronavirus pandemic.

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Russia Cuts Interest Rates to Record Low

July 26, 2020 Erin Slifka Comments Off

The central bank cut its key interest rate as the pandemic pushed the economy into a deep recession and forced President Vladimir Putin this week to delay a flagship $360 billion national development plan by six years.

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Trump Signs Executive Orders Aimed at Reducing Drug Prices

July 26, 2020 Erin Slifka Comments Off

The orders revive a signature part of his health-policy agenda after his earlier efforts stalled.

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Plague of Ocean Plastic Is Bound to Get Worse, Study Finds

July 25, 2020 Erin Slifka Comments Off

The annual leakage of plastic into the world’s oceans could nearly triple from 2016 to 2040 and countermeasures pledged by governments and companies would do little to stem the tide, a new study said.

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Verizon Revenue Drops as Pandemic Slows Phone Shopping

July 24, 2020 Erin Slifka Comments Off

The largest U.S. cellphone carrier continued to add customers during the coronavirus pandemic, though quarterly revenue declined in its core wireless business and its online advertising unit.

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NRG Energy to Acquire Direct Energy for $3.6 Billion

July 24, 2020 Erin Slifka Comments Off

The wholesale and retail power company will add more than three million customers throughout the U.S. and Canada with the acquisition, which will widen its geographic footprint.

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Year: 2020

Businesses Hit Hard by Pandemic Drive U.S. Jobs Recovery

Economic Recoveries in U.S., Europe Take Diverging Paths

Russia Cuts Interest Rates to Record Low

Trump Signs Executive Orders Aimed at Reducing Drug Prices

Plague of Ocean Plastic Is Bound to Get Worse, Study Finds

Verizon Revenue Drops as Pandemic Slows Phone Shopping

Atlas Risk Management Celebrates 15 Years and New Location

Chamber Gives Back To Elk River

McDonald’s to Require Face Masks in U.S. Restaurants

NRG Energy to Acquire Direct Energy for $3.6 Billion

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