US Business
CVS, Walmart Impose Purchase Limits on Plan B Pills
Some retailers’ websites indicated that the emergency contraceptive was in short supply amid a surge in demand following the Supreme Court’s abortion-rights decision.
Articles by Erin Slifka
US Business
JetBlue Raises Offer to Buy Spirit Airlines—Again
Budget carrier Spirit has been in the middle of a bidding war between JetBlue and Frontier, and the intensity has picked up in the final days before a shareholder vote.
US Business
Volkswagen Nears Deal to Sell Stake in Electrify America to Siemens
The transaction would value the electric-vehicle charging business at more than $2 billion.
US Business
Biotech Wizard Left a Trail of Fraud—Prosecutors Allege It Ended in Murder
Serhat Gumrukcu faces trial in a purported murder-for-hire plot to silence an associate who could have exposed him and derailed a drug-development deal worth millions of dollars.
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Local Author Izzy B. Launches Kickstarter Campaign to Fund Book in Honor of His Father
Local children’s book author and illustrator Isaiah Basye, known as Izzy B., usually writes books like A Tighty-Whitie Wind and A Teacher in the Wild with silly and fun themes. But his latest project is […]
Events
Schifferdecker Golf Course Celebrates Its 100th Anniversary
(Joplin, MO) – Joplin’s Schifferdecker Park has always been a popular gathering place, even 100 years ago. The park had many amenities in its early days, including a public golf course. Joplin’s Golf Course opened […]
US Business
Russian Gas Cuts Threaten World’s Largest Chemicals Hub
Dwindling Russian gas supplies are proving a threat to chemicals companies and their disruption would reverberate well beyond the sector, threatening Europe’s economy at a time of high inflation and slowing growth.
US Business
Tesla, Ford and GM Raise EV Prices as Costs, Demand Grow
Auto makers are marking up electric vehicles to offset rising battery-material costs and capitalize on the interest caused by higher gas prices.
US Business
Pension Funds Plunge Into Riskier Bets—Just as Markets Are Struggling
More public pension plans than ever are using leverage, investing borrowed money in an effort to earn higher returns and close big funding gaps. “They’re treading on very risky footing.”
US Business
Air Travel Is Expensive, Messy—and Booming
Packed planes, long lines and other inconveniences were regular features of summer journeys, but now there isn’t slack for airlines to recover when things go wrong.