US Business
U.S. Moves to Ease Import Tariffs on Steel, Aluminum From Japan
The U.S. and Japan will begin talks to address bilateral concerns over steel and aluminum issues, including the tariffs imposed by the Trump administration.
Month: November 2021
US Business
Centrist Democrats Await Cost Analysis on $2 Trillion Bill
House Democrats’ hopes of passing their social-spending and climate package next week will depend in part on how a nonpartisan scorekeeper figures the bill’s costs and associated revenues.
US Business
Ex-Theranos Workers Cite Culture of Fear, Isolation
Pervasive secrecy kept even high-ranking people at the blood-technology startup in the dark, former employees said in testimony at Elizabeth Holmes’s criminal-fraud trial.
US Business
GE and the Belief in Management Magic
The breakup of an American colossus reveals an essential corporate truth: No strategy can erase decades of bad decisions—or counteract irreversible changes in how business is done.
US Business
Deere, UAW Reach New Tentative Agreement on Contract
Deere & Co. and the United Auto Workers union reached a third tentative agreement on a contract in the latest bid to end a strike at the agricultural and construction equipment maker that started Oct. 14.
US Business
Record Quitting Fuels Tight Job Market
The U.S. economy has had more than 10 million open jobs since June, an extraordinary stretch of imbalance in the labor market that also includes record numbers of workers quitting their jobs.
Education
Missouri Southern State University’s Southern Theatre to Present Satirical ‘Thanksgiving Play’
(Joplin, MO) – A hilarious satire on “the woke culture of America,” Southern Theatre will present The Thanksgiving Play at 7:30 pm on Thursday, November 18 through Saturday, November 20 and at 2:30 pm on […]
US Business
J&J Split Plan Reflects Change in Health Industry
Johnson & Johnson intends to separate its high-margin prescription-drugs and medical-devices business from its storied but slower-growing consumer group, creating two publicly traded companies.
Law
Escheatment: What It Is, and How to Plan for it Through a Secure Estate Plan
Written by The Law Firm of Christopher W. Dumm Escheat, pronounced \ is-ˈchēt , ish-ˈchēt\, refers to a government’s right to take ownership of estate assets or unclaimed property. It is what happens to your life’s work […]
US Business
Disney’s Streaming Service Reaches Two-Year Mark Amid Subscriber Slowdown
The company is trying to woo subscribers with perks at its theme parks and by premiering recent hit films on Disney+ to mark the streaming service’s anniversary.