US Business
AstraZeneca Pauses Covid-19 Vaccine Trial After Illness in a U.K. Subject
AstraZeneca said it paused clinical trials of an experimental Covid-19 vaccine after a participant in a U.K. study had an unexplained illness.
Year: 2020
US Business
Apple Countersues ‘Fortnite’ Maker Epic Games, Seeks Damages
The iPhone maker accused Epic of breaching a contract when it introduced a new in-app payment system within the “Fortnite” videogame, the latest escalation of the battle between Apple and the software developer.
US Business
GM Stock Jumps on News of Stake in Electric-Vehicle Company
General Motors shares jumped after the auto maker said it would help an electric-truck startup develop and manufacture new models, the latest example of investor infatuation with electric vehicles.
US Business
How Kids’ Videogame Accounts Get Hacked: Advice for Parents
The quarantine-induced surge in gaming last spring, especially among children, has brought with it a surge in fraudsters looking for opportunity.
Economic Development
MOKAN Partnership Announces Fundraising Progress, New Website Launch, and New Staff
(Joplin, MO) – When the Joplin Regional Partnership was renamed the MOKAN Partnership in December 2019, it sparked several changes within the organization, including the start of a $2 million fundraising campaign and a newly […]
Economic Development
Andrew Temm Named Business Development Coordinator for the MOKAN Partnership
(Joplin, MO) – The MOKAN Partnership is pleased to announce that Andrew Temm has been named the Business Development Coordinator. Temm is originally from Saint Peters, Missouri, but came to Joplin in 2006 to pursue […]
US Business
China Launches Initiative to Set Global Data-Security Rules
China is launching its own initiative to set global standards on data security, countering U.S. efforts to persuade like-minded countries to ringfence their networks from Chinese technology.
US Business
Amazon, Wish Are Restricting Seed Sales. That May Not Stop Mystery Mailings.
E-commerce giants are enacting major new restrictions on the sale of seeds, but the moves are unlikely to eliminate the tactics government officials and industry experts suspect are behind the mystery seeds caper that gripped the world this summer.
US Business
Production Problems Spur Broad FAA Review of Boeing Dreamliner Lapses
Production problems at a Boeing 787 Dreamliner factory have prompted air-safety regulators to review quality-control lapses potentially stretching back almost a decade. The plane maker says there is no immediate safety threat.
US Business
‘Tenet’ Posts Modest Opening in Key Test of Covid-19-Era Moviegoing
Sci-fi spy film ‘Tenet’ grossed an estimated $20.2 million in the U.S. and Canada for the holiday weekend.