US Business
U.S. to Downgrade Mexico’s Air-Safety Rating
The Federal Aviation Administration has determined that Mexico’s oversight falls short of international standards.
Year: 2021
US Business
Hollywood’s Summer Blockbuster Season Comes With a Side of Studio Angst
With coming high-profile releases like Paramount’s “A Quiet Place Part II,” which debuts next weekend, Hollywood’s box-office business model faces its biggest test yet.
US Business
China Disappeared H&M From Its Internet, Splitting Fashion Industry Group
A debate over how much to push back against the Chinese government has set off a conflict inside Better Cotton Initiative, a coalition that guides much of the world’s cotton production.
US Business
New Face-Mask Rules Put Grocery Workers Back at Center of Debate
Supermarket workers are back in the middle of the conversation about face masks, having to explain store policies, manage anxious shoppers and assess who is allowed to go maskless as mandates ease for the vaccinated.
US Business
Green Finance Goes Mainstream, Lining Up Trillions Behind Global Energy Transition
After years of intermittent excitement and fizzled expectations, environmental-oriented investing is no longer just a niche interest. “We’ve reached the tipping point and beyond,” said one power-company executive.
US Business
Apple’s Tim Cook Faces Pointed Questions From Judge
The chief executive was pressed to defend the App Store’s restrictions on in-app purchases as he testified in an antitrust case triggered by “Fortnite” distributor Epic Games.
US Business
Kansas City Southern to Combine With Canadian National in Roughly $30 Billion Deal
Kansas City Southern said it would combine with Canadian National Railway after deeming the offer as superior to the agreement it had struck with Canadian Pacific Railway.
COVID-19
Missouri Southern Announces Updates to Campus Operations
(Joplin, MO) – Effective Monday, May 24, Missouri Southern State University will remove on-campus face-covering requirements for fully vaccinated individuals. The decision is based on updated guidance form the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and […]
US Business
Bitcoin Miners Are Giving New Life to Old Fossil-Fuel Power Plants
The lofty prices of cryptocurrencies have investors sinking money into electricity generation, risking a backlash.
US Business
DeepMind Tried—and Failed—to Win AI Autonomy From Google
The artificial intelligence unit’s desire for an independent legal structure has been thwarted by its parent company.