2021 – Page 150 – Joplin Business Outlook

U.S. Spending Boost Is Adding Fuel to Economic Growth

May 30, 2021 Erin Slifka Comments Off

Consumer spending rose 0.5% in April as Americans extended a spending binge and continued to catch up on activities they held off on during the pandemic, propelling a broad economic recovery.

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Migrants Keep Money Flowing Home as Rich Economies Bounce Back

May 30, 2021 Erin Slifka Comments Off

Remittances, funds that migrant workers send home, are providing a lifeline for poor countries still in the grip of the Covid-19 pandemic.

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First Biden Budget Retains Trump-Era Business Tax Break

May 29, 2021 Erin Slifka Comments Off

A 20% tax break for high-income owners of closely held businesses was on President Biden’s chopping block during the campaign, but the deduction went untouched in his budget.

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Why It’s So Hard to Fill Jobs in Certain States

May 29, 2021 Erin Slifka Comments Off

Labor-market recoveries are wrapped up in which states implemented stiff restrictions on businesses during the pandemic and which didn’t, as well as region-specific economic conditions before Covid-19.

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Neymar Challenges Nike Over Split

May 28, 2021 Erin Slifka Comments Off

The Brazilian soccer star denied a sexual-assault allegation by a Nike employee and said he has proof explaining why his endorsement deal ended.

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Amgen Wins Approval for Pathbreaking Lung Cancer Drug

May 28, 2021 Erin Slifka Comments Off

A potential blockbuster, the drug is the first to treat a common cancer mutation called KRAS that researchers struggled for years to target.

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Memorial Day Travel Surge to Test Airports, Airlines

May 28, 2021 Erin Slifka Comments Off

U.S. airline-passenger numbers are forecast to average as many as two million a day through the Memorial Day holiday.

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Boeing Dreamliner Deliveries Face New Delays

May 28, 2021 Erin Slifka Comments Off

The plane maker paused deliveries as the Federal Aviation Administration requests more information about Boeing’s plans to address previously disclosed production problems.

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City Manager Edwards Names Mark Cannon as Interim Fire Chief

May 28, 2021 Erin Slifka 0

(Joplin, MO) – City Manager Nick Edwards announces his appointment of Mark Cannon as the Interim Fire Chief. The current Fire Chief Jim Furgerson will retire from the City of Joplin on June 4, 2021. Cannon […]

Racing to Prove Delivery Isn’t a ‘Crummy Business’

May 28, 2021 Erin Slifka Comments Off

The pandemic sent business through the roof for DoorDash and Uber Eats, but they’re still trying to cook up secret sauce for profitability. Grubhub calls restaurant delivery a “crummy business.”

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Year: 2021

U.S. Spending Boost Is Adding Fuel to Economic Growth

Migrants Keep Money Flowing Home as Rich Economies Bounce Back

First Biden Budget Retains Trump-Era Business Tax Break

Why It’s So Hard to Fill Jobs in Certain States

Neymar Challenges Nike Over Split

Amgen Wins Approval for Pathbreaking Lung Cancer Drug

Memorial Day Travel Surge to Test Airports, Airlines

Boeing Dreamliner Deliveries Face New Delays

City Manager Edwards Names Mark Cannon as Interim Fire Chief

Racing to Prove Delivery Isn’t a ‘Crummy Business’

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