US Business
Meta’s Facebook Escalates TikTok Rivalry, Launches Reels Globally
Meta launched its short-video product Reels for all global Facebook users and introduced many new features for advertisers.
Year: 2022
US Business
Standard General to Buy TV Broadcaster Tegna for $5.4 Billion
Tegna owns 64 U.S. TV stations in 51 different markets as well as the True Crime, Twist and Quest networks.
Entertainment
Pro Musica Presents the Morgenstern Trio
(Joplin, MO) – Join Pro Musica for an evening of beautiful, romantic music with the Morgenstern Trio! The celebrated Morgenstern Trio, hailing from Germany, will present a free concert of works for violin, cello, and piano […]
US Business
NBC Draws Lowest Olympics Ratings Ever
The Beijing Games drew an average of 11.4 million prime-time viewers over the more than two-week run, the network said, a roughly 42% drop from the Pyeongchang Olympics that set a previous low in 2018.
Education
Missouri Southern State University’s Sigma Tau Delta to Host Midwest Regional Conference
(Joplin, MO) – For the second year in a row, Missouri Southern State University’s (MSSU) Lambda Xi chapter of Sigma Tau Delta – the English Honor Society – will host the organization’s Midwest Regional Conference in […]
US Business
Weather Delays Effort to Steady Burning Ship Carrying Porsche, Bentley, VW Cars
The intensity of the fire has weakened, local authorities and the salvage company said, but the ship is still burning and is too hot to board.
US Business
Lycra Targeted by Creditors of Chinese Textile Group
Creditors of textile and fashion conglomerate Shandong Ruyi Technology Group said the Chinese company defaulted on a loan used to buy Lycra and they would seek to gain control of the stretchy-fabric maker.
US Business
Worried About Inflation and Supply Constraints? Try Being a Small Business.
Larger companies have used their heft to turn higher demand into increased earnings, but smaller firms are adding debt and burning cash.
US Business
For White-Collar Workers, It’s Prime Time for a Raise
Pay increases for people in business and professional sectors are starting to outpace gains for lower-wage workers.
US Business
Carl Icahn Nominates Two to McDonald’s Board
The proxy fight comes as the activist investor pushes the fast-food chain to require its suppliers to change their treatment of pigs.