July 2021 – Page 19 – Joplin Business Outlook

Lower-Wage Workers See Gains From Easing of Pandemic

July 4, 2021 Erin Slifka Comments Off

New jobs at restaurants, hotels, stores, salons and similar in-person roles accounted for about half of all payroll gains in June, and workers in those industries are seeing larger raises than other employees.

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U.S. Economy Added 850,000 Jobs in June Labor Rebound

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The economy notched the strongest increase in jobs since last August, as the labor market heated up after a spring lull.

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U.S. Trade Deficit Widened in May

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The foreign-trade gap in goods and services expanded 3.1%, as consumers and businesses stepped up purchases of imported products and materials amid a continued economic recovery.

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U.S. Wins Backing for Global Minimum Corporate Tax

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Officials from 130 countries agreed to broad outlines of a wider overhaul of the rules for taxing international companies.

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Sun Valley Welcomes Media, Tech Moguls as Streaming Competition Mounts

July 3, 2021 Erin Slifka Comments Off

The Allen & Co. event brings business leaders together after a one-year hiatus due to the pandemic, for a gathering rife with deal-making potential.

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Videogame Companies Target Mobile Gaming as Pandemic Wanes

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EA and other game publishers are snatching up smaller studios and ramping up mobile-game development in a race to build and keep users.

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Ransomware Group Behind Meat-Supply Attack Threatens New Targets

July 2, 2021 Erin Slifka Comments Off

The ransomware group that collected $11 million from meat producer JBS about a month ago has begun a widespread attack that could affect hundreds of organizations world-wide, according to cybersecurity experts.

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The Man Jeff Bezos Primed to Run Amazon

July 2, 2021 Erin Slifka Comments Off

Andy Jassy is about to take over an e-commerce colossus that employs 1.3 million people. His first challenge is an antitrust campaign that threatens the empire he will oversee.

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Chinese Regulators Target Ride-Hailing Giant Didi

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The review of the Chinese company, which went public in the U.S. this week, comes as Beijing seeks to assert more control over data that technology companies hold.

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SBDC Updates

Entrepreneurial Success

July 2, 2021 Erin Slifka 0

By Kenneth Surbrugg, Director of the Center for Entrepreneurship at Missouri Southern State University “Success is not final; failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts.” – Winston S. Churchill Successful […]

Month: July 2021

Lower-Wage Workers See Gains From Easing of Pandemic

U.S. Economy Added 850,000 Jobs in June Labor Rebound

U.S. Trade Deficit Widened in May

U.S. Wins Backing for Global Minimum Corporate Tax

Sun Valley Welcomes Media, Tech Moguls as Streaming Competition Mounts

Videogame Companies Target Mobile Gaming as Pandemic Wanes

Ransomware Group Behind Meat-Supply Attack Threatens New Targets

The Man Jeff Bezos Primed to Run Amazon

Chinese Regulators Target Ride-Hailing Giant Didi

Entrepreneurial Success

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