US Business
News Quiz for Nov. 7, 2026
Test your knowledge of the week’s events with The Wall Street Journal News Quiz.
Year: 2026
US Business
They Can Barely Drive, but They’re Flying Planes: The Surprising Rise of Teen Pilots
Nathalia Filgueiras, the 20-year-old co-pilot in a fatal Learjet crash, was part of a growing wave of young people getting an early start in aviation careers.
US Business
Elon Musk Staked His Empire on Texas. Now State Democrats Want to Rein Him In.
Musk has big plans for Tesla and SpaceX in the Lone Star State, and now faces a blue wall of opposition.
US Business
America Has Become the Last Place to Make Money for the World’s Automakers
Foreign manufactures are scrambling to compete with Detroit, undercut by Chinese cars and spurred by U.S. customers’ longstanding love of big vehicles.
US Business
A Berkshire Hathaway Electric Utility Wants a Historic Rate Hike in California
Pacific Power is asking state regulators to approve a 57% rate increase that would boost the typical residential power bill by $120 a month.
US Business
His Job Is to Turn Walmart’s Customer Data Into Profit
As the company’s chief growth officer, Seth Dallaire has to balance Walmart’s low-cost ethos with its quickly evolving future.
Information Technology & Innovation
Sparklight Business Launches Mobile Service for Small Businesses
(Phoenix, AZ) – As mobile connectivity becomes increasingly important to how small businesses operate, support employees and stay connected beyond the workplace, Sparklight Business has launched Sparklight Business Mobile, expanding its connectivity portfolio with a […]
US Business
Readers Remember Their Favorite Small Businesses
We asked people about the places that meant so much to them. The consensus: They don’t make them like that these days.
Education
Kansas City University’s Vice Dean Robert Arnce, MD, Receives National Innovations Research Award
(Joplin, MO) – Robert Arnce, MD, vice dean of the Kansas City University (KCU) College of Osteopathic Medicine (COM), received the 2026 Journal of Osteopathic Medicine Innovations Research Award, a national recognition presented during the American […]
Chamber Updates
Joplin Area Chamber of Commerce Presents The BOLD Women’s Summit, Powered by EaglePicher on November 10
(Joplin, MO) – The Joplin Area Chamber of Commerce, alongside its partners, is excited to present the BOLD (Building Opportunities for Leadership Development) Women’s Summit on Tuesday, November 10, 2026, at James River Church in […]