US Business
Ford Unloads More Shares of Electric-Vehicle Startup Rivian
Ford sold 7 million Rivian shares at a price of $26.88, the company says. That followed an 8-million-share sale earlier in the week at about the same price.
Month: May 2022
US Business
Used-Car Buyers Are Seeing Relief on Once-Soaring Prices
Buyers challenged by high used car prices are sitting on the sidelines, driving down demand and prices in the pre-owned market.
US Business
Why It’s So Hard to Keep Russian Diamonds and Gold Out of the U.S. Despite Sanctions
Jewelers and officials are urged to stem the flow of Russian gems and precious metals likely still entering the U.S.
US Business
Elon Musk Says Twitter Deal Is ‘On Hold’
Elon Musk said his deal to buy Twitter was “on hold,” raising questions about the takeover and sending shares of the messaging service lower.
US Business
Twitter CEO Signals More Change After Hiring Freeze, Cost Cuts
Parag Agrawal said he remains focused on his job and will make ‘hard decisions as needed’ amid business headwinds and Elon Musk’s takeover of the social-media company.
Small Business/Startups
BBB Business Tip: How Small Businesses Can Create a Data-Driven Culture
Being an innovative company doesn’t always mean that large-scale technological developments need to take place. Sometimes, it’s merely looking inward and seeing what can be done to further delight customers, employees, and also support revenue […]
US Business
Facebook, Twitter Are Pulling Back on Hiring—Will Others Follow?
Facebook, Twitter and some of America’s fastest-growing tech companies are signaling their hiring spree is over. What does it mean about the direction of the U.S. job market?
Health Care
Ozark Center Breaks Ground for New Turnaround Ranch Cottage
(Joplin, MO) – Wearing hard hats and holding shovels, leaders from Ozark Center and Freeman Health System broke ground Thursday for the first of three new cottages at Turnaround Ranch. “Over the next three years, […]
US Business
Inside the Collapse of CNN+, the News Channel’s ‘Apollo Mission’
Hundreds of staffers were drawn to the streaming venture, which was positioned as the network’s future. The $5.99-a-month service lasted one month.
US Business
Abortion-Pill Providers Prepare to Reach Patients in Restrictive States
Online providers of abortion medications mifepristone and misoprostol say they plan to meet an expected surge in demand if as many as 26 states ban or restrict abortion access following any decision by the Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. Wade.