US Business
United Jets With Engines in Denver Incident May Not Fly Until Next Year
Federal regulators are weighing additional safeguards for some of the airline’s Boeing 777s after a February engine incident over Colorado.
Year: 2021
US Business
New Life and Work Choices Revitalize Exurbs, Bringing New Strains
In particular in the southeast, once-rural spots like Murfreesboro, Tenn., are seeing populations boom, driven by people from cities and close-in suburbs drawn by lower costs and the ability to do jobs remotely.
US Business
GM’s Chevy Bolt Recall Casts Shadow Over EV Push
GM this month expanded the Bolt safety recall for the second time and paused production of all new Bolts. The safety action on its lone U.S. electric car will cost GM an estimated $1.8 billion, among its costliest recalls.
SBDC Updates
The Entrepreneurial Mindset
By Kenneth Surbrugg, Director of the Center for Entrepreneurship at Missouri Southern State University The Entrepreneurial Learning Initiative (ELI) defines entrepreneurship as “a self-directed pursuit of opportunities to create value for others. By creating value […]
US Business
CVS Wants to Be Your Therapist, Too
The pharmacy chain is joining Walgreens and Walmart in offering expanded in-person counseling at or near stores, as more people seek mental-health services.
US Business
How the Biggest Companies Have Fared During the Pandemic
More than three-quarters of the S&P 500 have reported higher revenue than in 2019, but a fifth remain below those levels.
US Business
Fed Faces New Challenge Spelling Out Employment Goals
Federal Reserve officials are talking more about how to define a fuzzy concept—maximum employment—that will heavily influence their thinking around how much longer to keep interest rates near zero.
US Business
White House More Than Doubles Its Inflation Forecast
Administration expects consumer prices to rise 4.8% in the fourth quarter from a year earlier before quickly abating in 2022.
US Business
Household Income Jumped in July as Spending Growth Slowed
Consumer spending grew 0.3% in July and income rose 1.1%, priming the economy for stronger growth once the Delta variant subsides.
US Business
Range of Fed Officials Say Time for Bond-Buying Taper Is Near
Raphael Bostic and Patrick Harker made the case for the U.S. central bank to get ready to pare back its bond-buying stimulus campaign.