US Business
U.S. Economy Added 850,000 Jobs in June Labor Rebound
The economy notched the strongest increase in jobs since last August, as the labor market heated up after a spring lull.
Articles by Erin Slifka
US Business
U.S. Trade Deficit Widened in May
The foreign-trade gap in goods and services expanded 3.1%, as consumers and businesses stepped up purchases of imported products and materials amid a continued economic recovery.
US Business
U.S. Wins Backing for Global Minimum Corporate Tax
Officials from 130 countries agreed to broad outlines of a wider overhaul of the rules for taxing international companies.
US Business
Sun Valley Welcomes Media, Tech Moguls as Streaming Competition Mounts
The Allen & Co. event brings business leaders together after a one-year hiatus due to the pandemic, for a gathering rife with deal-making potential.
US Business
Videogame Companies Target Mobile Gaming as Pandemic Wanes
EA and other game publishers are snatching up smaller studios and ramping up mobile-game development in a race to build and keep users.
US Business
Ransomware Group Behind Meat-Supply Attack Threatens New Targets
The ransomware group that collected $11 million from meat producer JBS about a month ago has begun a widespread attack that could affect hundreds of organizations world-wide, according to cybersecurity experts.
US Business
The Man Jeff Bezos Primed to Run Amazon
Andy Jassy is about to take over an e-commerce colossus that employs 1.3 million people. His first challenge is an antitrust campaign that threatens the empire he will oversee.
US Business
Chinese Regulators Target Ride-Hailing Giant Didi
The review of the Chinese company, which went public in the U.S. this week, comes as Beijing seeks to assert more control over data that technology companies hold.
SBDC Updates
Entrepreneurial Success
By Kenneth Surbrugg, Director of the Center for Entrepreneurship at Missouri Southern State University “Success is not final; failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts.” – Winston S. Churchill Successful […]
Government
Governor Parson Signs Bill to Level Playing Field for Main Street Businesses
Since the arrival of e-commerce, physical stores in Missouri have been competing at a big disadvantage. However, in response to the Missouri business community united under the Missouri Chamber, state lawmakers have finally put all […]