US Business
BYD Aims for New Frontier With $233,000 Sports Car
BYD’s launch of a $233,000 sports car underscores the Chinese electric-vehicle maker’s ambitions to boost its market share across the buying spectrum.
Year: 2024
US Business
Li Auto Forecasts Softer Sales After Posting Surge in Quarterly Result
Chinese electric-vehicle maker Li Auto expects a sequential drop in deliveries in the first months of 2024, after a blockbuster quarter in which sales and profit more than doubled during the tail end of 2023.
US Business
Can IKEA Save the Mall?
The furniture giant has bought a string of locations and says it can breathe new life into the troubled format with co-working spaces and Nordic cuisine.
US Business
BYD Chairman Proposes Doubling Share Buyback
BYD’s chairman has proposed that the electric-vehicle giant buy back twice as many shares to help boost its stock price as the EV price war intensifies and concerns about the Chinese economy persist.
Health Care
Freeman Health System Dedicates Brand New Medical Office Building
(Joplin, MO) – The newest addition to Freeman Health System’s ever-changing skyline is ready for occupation. On Friday, March 1, Freeman leadership will cut ribbon to the brand new $10.1 million medical office building, located […]
Small Business/Startups
Deadlines Approaching in Missouri for SBA Working Capital Loans Due to Drought
(Sacramento, CA) – Francisco Sánchez, Jr., associate administrator for the Office of Disaster Recovery and Resilience at the Small Business Administration today reminded small nonfarm businesses in 14 Missouri counties March 25, 2024, deadline to apply […]
Information Technology & Innovation
Bluebird Network Completes New Mississippi River Crossing
(St. Louis, MO) – Bluebird Network, a communications infrastructure provider and operator of more than 11,000 miles of fiber and two data centers, announces the completion of a new fiber optic river crossing 100 feet below […]
Education
Missouri Southern State University’s Spiva Art Gallery Presents ‘How Culture Affects Typography’ Exhibit Beginning February 26
Please join the Missouri Southern State University (MSSU) Spiva Gallery for a solo exhibit by author, designer, and nationally recognized speaker Nikki Villagomez, “How Culture Affects Typography.” The exhibit will run from February 26 – […]
US Business
FTC Sues to Block $25 Billion Kroger-Albertsons Merger
The Federal Trade Commission sued to block Kroger’s bid for rival Albertsons, throwing into uncertainty the fate of one of the largest supermarket deals in history.
US Business
Exxon Throws a Wrench in Chevron’s $53 Billion Deal for Hess
The Texas oil company has said it could pre-emptively match the price Chevron offered Hess for its 30% stake in a booming oil prospect off of Guyana’s coast.