US Business
Calls for Divestment Make for Good Chants. But Is It Effective?
The impact is, at best, indirect and uncertain, a finance professor argues. But there are better ways to accomplish what advocates are seeking.
Year: 2024
US Business
U.S. Safety Officials Urge Boeing, FAA to Address 737 Rudder System
The National Transportation Safety Board issued urgent recommendations for about 350 Boeing 737 jets globally.
US Business
Meta Handed $100 Million Fine in Ireland Over Password Storage
Ireland’s data protection watchdog fined Meta Platforms after the Facebook and Instagram owner stored passwords of some social media users on its internal systems without proper safeguards.
US Business
Hire the Intern as CEO. Seriously—Just Do It.
Nike’s new leader started at the bottom of his company and made it to the very top. That might just be his biggest edge.
US Business
Comcast Unit Sues Warner Discovery, in Tussle Over Shows Like ‘Harry Potter’
European pay-TV operator Sky accuses Warner of violating co-production deal giving it exclusive long-term rights to shows.
Events
Watered Gardens to Host 12th Annual Empty Bowls Presale Event at Neosho Fall Festival
Join Watered Gardens Ministries for their 12th annual Empty Bowls presale event! Reminiscent of the “soup lines” from the mid 1930’s, Empty Bowls is a grass roots fundraiser brought to people in cities and towns around the […]
Health Care
Donate with Community Blood Center of the Ozarks and Score a Free Kansas City Chiefs T-Shirt
(Joplin, MO) – Football season is here, and fans have a chance to save lives while showing off their team pride. By donating blood in October or November at any Community Blood Center of the […]
US Business
Volkswagen Slashes Guidance as Challenges Pile Up
Volkswagen cut its sales and profitability forecasts for the year, joining a growing list of European rivals in lowering their targets as the industry faces an increasingly bumpy transition to electric vehicles.
Education
Crowder College’s Veterinary Technology Club Hosting Pet Photo Contest
Crowder College’s Veterinary Technology Club is sponsoring its annual Pet Photo Contest to celebrate National Veterinary Technician’s Week, which takes place in the third week of October. Celebrate with them by sharing your favorite pet! […]
US Business
WW Parts Ways With President, CEO Sima Sistani
The executive led the diet company, better known as WeightWatchers, since 2022 into the burgeoning market for obesity drugs.