US Business
With Few Cars to Sell, What Do Car Salespeople Do All Day?
Salespeople who once spent days walking dealership lots offering test drives now scout for online leads and explain the chip shortage to frustrated customers.
Month: October 2021
US Business
Inflation Sets Off Alarms Around the World
More than a dozen central banks have raised interest rates but two that haven’t are those that loom largest over the global economy: the Federal Reserve and the European Central Bank.
US Business
Largest Cities Had Some of the Lowest U.S. Inflation Rates
New York City, Los Angeles and Chicago were below the national level in September while rural areas grappled with increases in gasoline and vehicle prices.
US Business
California Scrambles to Find Electricity to Offset Plant Closures
The state is contending with the coming loss of gas-fired power plants and its last remaining nuclear facility in a planned transition to renewable energy.
US Business
Three Years After First 737 MAX Crash, Fallout Continues for Boeing and Victims
The indictment of a former technical pilot is first time an individual has faced charges related to the accidents. The company previously reached a $2.5 billion settlement with the government.
US Business
Today’s Tech Founders Don’t Just Own the Company. They’re Also Getting Huge Pay Packages.
Startup creators once tended to take little or no remuneration as CEOs. Now, some are getting giant stock awards, making them among America’s best-compensated corporate chiefs.
US Business
J.B. Hunt Expects Strong Freight Demand to Extend Into 2022
Freight bellwether J.B. Hunt Transport Services expects bottlenecks at West Coast ports to intensify heading into the holidays, with congestion continuing to snarl labor-strapped logistics networks.
US Business
Moderna Vaccine for Adolescents Delayed for FDA Review
Moderna asked the Food and Drug Administration in June to expand use of the company’s Covid-19 vaccine to 12-to-17-year-olds, but the agency has held off while it looks into the risk of myocarditis, a rare heart condition.
US Business
J&J Covid-19 Booster Shot Endorsed by FDA Advisers
A panel of outside doctors and experts voted 19-0 to recommend that all adults who received a first dose of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine should get the second dose at least two months later.
Health Care
Freeman Celebrates Trauma Staff During Emergency Nurses Week
Joplin, Mo – Caring for everything from car crash injuries to COVID-19 and heart attacks to broken bones, emergency nurses demonstrate sharp medical skills and compassion under all kinds of circumstances. They have “grit.” Persistence […]