US Business
Disney Plans to Cut 7,000 Jobs, $5.5 Billion in Costs
Newly reinstated CEO Robert Iger outlined a major reorganization that gives more power to the company’s content executives and puts a greater emphasis on sports media.
Month: February 2023
US Business
Google Follows Microsoft in Unveiling AI Search Features
The Alphabet unit described new types of search results days after it opened Bard, an artificial-intelligence service, to testing.
Government
JATSO Seeking Public Comments on TIP Amendment
(Joplin, MO) – The Joplin Area Transportation Study Organization (JATSO) is seeking a seven-day public comment period for amendments to the 2022-2025 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP). The TIP contains transportation and transit projects in the […]
US Business
Bayer Hires Former Roche Executive to Succeed CEO Werner Baumann
New Chief Executive Bill Anderson will confront the company’s Roundup legal troubles and heavy debt load.
Small Business/Startups
BBB Business Tip: Key Strategies for Rising Above Your Competition
As a small business owner in 2023, you are facing more competition than ever before. With approximately 32.5 million small businesses now operating in the United States and 1.23 million small businesses in Canada, it can be challenging to […]
US Business
Microsoft’s Activision Deal Handed Setback by U.K. Regulator
A potential deal would harm gamers, the U.K.’s Competition and Markets Authority said, and remedies could include divesting of Activision’s publishing and Blizzard Entertainment units.
Education
Joplin Sesquicentennial Lecture Series Presents ‘A Street Becomes a Boulevard: A Life in Baseball and Joplin’ on March 21
(Joplin, MO) – Baseball is about the sights and smells. It’s about the noises you hear and the memories created that mean more with each passing season. The memory of the ballfield never leaves once […]
Banking & Finance
Arvest Credit Card Division Releases 2022 Commercial Growth Figures
(Fayetteville, AR) – Arvest Bank announced that its credit card division generated record spend volume in commercial credit card payment solutions during 2022. Arvest Commercial Credit Card Payment Solutions provides a variety of solutions that […]
US Business
Beyoncé’s Clothing Line With Adidas Suffers From Weak Sales
Revenue from the singer’s Ivy Park brand fell more than 50% last year and has been running below internal projections, documents show.
US Business
VW Says 2022 Sales and Profit in Line With Forecasts
Cash flow, a key measure for investors, fell short of expectations as supply-chain woes led to higher unsold inventory at the end of the year, the automaker said.