US Business
BHP Earnings Nearly Triple as Coal Prices Run Hot
World’s biggest miner warns central bank action risks slowdown in developed economies but China’s policies are supporting commodity prices.
Articles by Erin Slifka
US Business
WWE Says Probe of McMahon Is ‘Substantially Complete’
An internal investigation found $20 million in unrecorded expenses, including $14.6 million that former World Wrestling Entertainment CEO Vince McMahon agreed to pay women over sexual-misconduct allegations, according to people familiar with the deals.
US Business
Dan Loeb’s Third Point Calls for Disney to Spin Off ESPN, Refresh Board
The hedge fund, which acquired a new stake in Disney, also is suggesting the company buy the rest of Hulu.
US Business
Walmart Reaches Video-Streaming Deal to Offer Paramount+ to Members
The retailer plans to make the ad-supported service available as a perk for membership-program subscribers.
Education
Crowder College to Host Athletic Department Meet-and-Greet on August 19
(Neosho, MO) – Crowder College’s Athletic Department would like to invite the pubic to their Athletic Department Meet-and-Greet, to be held on Friday, August 19, 2022, in the Wright Conference Center in the Arnold Farber Building. […]
Events
Automated Technology Company to Host KNX/EisBaer Training on August 19
Automated Technology Company (ATC) would like to invite those who are interested to attend ATC’s Introduction to KNX / EisBaer Training on August 19, 2022 at 9:00 am. The training will take place at 512 […]
Uncategorized
JATSO Seeking Public Comments on FY 2023 Unified Planning Work Program
(Joplin, MO) – The Joplin Area Transportation Study Organization (JATSO) is seeking a 14-day public comment period for the FY 2023 Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP). The UPWP lists the transportation studies and tasks that MPO […]
US Business
Why Is Airline Travel So Miserable? Blame Florida
The obstacle course around space launches, staff shortages and severe weather jams up airspace over some of the most popular vacation spots in the U.S.—and cascades problems across the rest of the country. “It’s been a cluster and a half.”
Nonprofit
Downtown Joplin Alliance’s Endangered Property Program Awarded Best Historic Preservation Project Award by Main Street Connection
(Kansas City, MO) – Missouri Main Street Connection Inc. (MMSC) presented downtown revitalization awards recognizing revitalization excellence during Missouri’s Premier Downtown Revitalization Conference in Kansas City on August 5, 2022. The event was hosted at […]
US Business
Saudi Aramco Posts 90% Jump in Profit, Generating Billions for Kingdom
High crude prices are infusing Saudi Arabia with billions of dollars in cash, fueling record profit at its national oil company, lending fresh momentum to the country’s ambitious economic makeover and strengthening its geopolitical power.