US Business
PayPal Is in Talks to Buy Pinterest
PayPal is in talks to buy social-media platform Pinterest, which has a market value of some $40 billion. Such a move would take the payments giant’s business in a new direction.
Month: October 2021
Education
Crowder College Roughrider eNews – October 20, 2021
(Neosho, MO) – Stay up to date on news from Crowder College and know what’s happening on and off campus! Academics Enrollment for second 8-week classes is still available. To learn more, click here. Transfer Fairs will be held […]
US Business
Exxon Debates Abandoning Some Oil, Gas Projects
Members of the company’s remade board of directors are questioning several major investments as the company reconsiders its investment strategy in a fast-changing energy landscape.
Small Business/Startups
JCI Industries Acquires Covert Electric Motors
(Joplin, MO) – Since 1932, Covert Electric Machinery has served the four states area as a third-generation family-owned business based out of Joplin, Missouri. Recently, it became clear to Glenn Stephens that his time as […]
US Business
Netflix Co-CEO Says He Erred on Dave Chappelle Special
“I should have recognized the fact that a group of our employees was really hurting,” Ted Sarandos said in an interview.
US Business
Netflix Adds More Users Than It Predicted, Boosted by ‘Squid Game’
Netflix added 4.4 million memberships in the third quarter amid increased competition and the typical summer slowdown.
US Business
United Airlines’ Profit Dented by Delta Variant
The carrier, whose profit was boosted by federal aid, said the spread of the highly transmissible strain of Covid-19 slowed flying during the third quarter but hasn’t derailed its recovery.
US Business
Congress Is Losing Patience With Big-Tech Resistance, Klobuchar Says
Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar says the push for regulation got a boost from the disclosure of some of Facebook’s internal research.
US Business
GE, Union Pacific Mandate Covid-19 Vaccine for U.S. Workers
More large U.S. companies are imposing requirements to meet a Biden administration deadline of Dec. 8 for federal contractors.
COVID-19
Freeman Employees Get Booster Shots
(Joplin, MO) – Healthcare workers at Freeman Health System rolled up their sleeves Friday to get their booster dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine. Nurses, doctors and all staff working at Freeman facilities were eligible to […]