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The New CEO’s Experience With Talking-Dog DVDs Is Helping Disney Weather Covid

February 19, 2021 Erin Slifka Comments Off on The New CEO’s Experience With Talking-Dog DVDs Is Helping Disney Weather Covid
Bob Chapek championed movies made for at-home viewing—a useful strategy in the streaming age.

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The Texas Freeze: Why the Power Grid Failed

February 19, 2021 Erin Slifka Comments Off on The Texas Freeze: Why the Power Grid Failed
The state’s electricity system was considered a model. This week’s outages revealed shortcomings in the market structure, including with incentives to producers.

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Uber Drivers Entitled to Workers Rights, U.K. Supreme Court Rules

February 19, 2021 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Uber Drivers Entitled to Workers Rights, U.K. Supreme Court Rules
The U.K.’s top court ruled that a group of former Uber drivers were entitled to a minimum wage and other benefits while working for the company, dealing a setback to gig-economy firms in battles world-wide over their employment model.

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Facebook Assailed in U.K., Canada After Australia News Blackout

February 19, 2021 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Facebook Assailed in U.K., Canada After Australia News Blackout
Facebook removed news from its platform in Australia in response to proposed legislation that could offer a model for other countries that want to require big tech companies to pay publishers for their content.

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Honda Taps New CEO for Electric-Vehicle Push

February 19, 2021 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Honda Taps New CEO for Electric-Vehicle Push
The car company’s new leader, Toshihiro Mibe, is poised to accelerate Honda’s move into EVs and build on its growing partnership with General Motors.

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IBM Explores Sale of IBM Watson Health

February 18, 2021 Erin Slifka Comments Off on IBM Explores Sale of IBM Watson Health
IBM is studying alternatives for the unit that could include a sale to a private-equity firm or industry player or a merger with a blank-check company

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Roku’s Revenue Surges 58% on Pandemic-Fueled Streaming Boom

February 18, 2021 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Roku’s Revenue Surges 58% on Pandemic-Fueled Streaming Boom
Customers and marketers are shifting more of their attention away from television and toward digital media during the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Facebook Blocks Collection of Sensitive Data Via Apps After Probe

February 18, 2021 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Facebook Blocks Collection of Sensitive Data Via Apps After Probe
The investigation followed a Wall Street Journal article detailing unauthorized sharing of personal information with the social-media company.

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Walmart to Raise Wages for 425,000 U.S. Workers

February 18, 2021 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Walmart to Raise Wages for 425,000 U.S. Workers
The country’s largest private employer reported strong holiday sales and said it would raise pay for hourly U.S. workers to an average above $15 an hour, after a year in which the pandemic boosted its business.

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Joplin Businesses Lead Viewer’s Choice Finalists

February 18, 2021 Erin Slifka 0

The voting period for The Four States Finest, the viewer’s choice awards for KOAM-TV, FOX 14 and KOAM News Now, begins Thursday, February 18 and continues through March 7.  Viewers can vote for their favorite […]

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  • Kering Gets $690 Million for Stake in Fifth Avenue Property
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  • Ford Takes $19.5 Billion Hit in Detroit’s Biggest EV Bust
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  • Can U.S. Automakers Compete With Chinese EVs While Focusing on Gas Guzzlers?
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  • Connect2Culture Presents ‘An Evening in Kringle City’ on December 19
  • December 2025 News & Updates from Missouri SBDC
  • Kering Gets $690 Million for Stake in Fifth Avenue Property
  • Trump Sues BBC for $10 Billion Over Documentary Editing
  • Ford Takes $19.5 Billion Hit in Detroit’s Biggest EV Bust
  • Can U.S. Automakers Compete With Chinese EVs While Focusing on Gas Guzzlers?
  • Frontier Airlines Names Interim CEO, Biffle to Exit
  • City of Joplin Closes St. Louis Avenue North of 7th Street for Roadway Repairs
  • Sparklight® Donates $1,500 to The Salvation Army of Jasper and Newton Counties to Help Feed Local Families
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