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Today’s Tech Founders Don’t Just Own the Company. They’re Also Getting Huge Pay Packages.

October 15, 2021 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Today’s Tech Founders Don’t Just Own the Company. They’re Also Getting Huge Pay Packages.
Startup creators once tended to take little or no remuneration as CEOs. Now, some are getting giant stock awards, making them among America’s best-compensated corporate chiefs.

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J.B. Hunt Expects Strong Freight Demand to Extend Into 2022

October 15, 2021 Erin Slifka Comments Off on J.B. Hunt Expects Strong Freight Demand to Extend Into 2022
Freight bellwether J.B. Hunt Transport Services expects bottlenecks at West Coast ports to intensify heading into the holidays, with congestion continuing to snarl labor-strapped logistics networks.

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Moderna Vaccine for Adolescents Delayed for FDA Review

October 15, 2021 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Moderna Vaccine for Adolescents Delayed for FDA Review
Moderna asked the Food and Drug Administration in June to expand use of the company’s Covid-19 vaccine to 12-to-17-year-olds, but the agency has held off while it looks into the risk of myocarditis, a rare heart condition.

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J&J Covid-19 Booster Shot Endorsed by FDA Advisers

October 15, 2021 Erin Slifka Comments Off on J&J Covid-19 Booster Shot Endorsed by FDA Advisers
A panel of outside doctors and experts voted 19-0 to recommend that all adults who received a first dose of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine should get the second dose at least two months later.

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Freeman Celebrates Trauma Staff During Emergency Nurses Week

October 15, 2021 Erin Slifka 0

Joplin, Mo – Caring for everything from car crash injuries to COVID-19 and heart attacks to broken bones, emergency nurses demonstrate sharp medical skills and compassion under all kinds of circumstances. They have “grit.” Persistence […]

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Chinese Telecom Giant ZTE in Dispute With U.S. Court-Appointed Monitor

October 15, 2021 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Chinese Telecom Giant ZTE in Dispute With U.S. Court-Appointed Monitor
A Dallas lawyer appointed to monitor ZTE’s compliance with export laws has been pushing for a longer term in ways the Justice Department sees as inappropriate, people familiar with the matter say.

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Allergy Pollen Report from Hedberg Allergy & Asthma Center

October 15, 2021 Erin Slifka 0

This allergy report from Hedberg Allergy & Asthma Center contains the pollen and spore concentration report from the Roger’s sampler for the week of October 5, 2021 to October 10, 2021. Daily Averages The following table […]

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Walmart, With Eyes on Amazon, Tries to Build a Fintech Startup

October 15, 2021 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Walmart, With Eyes on Amazon, Tries to Build a Fintech Startup
Former Goldman executives look to marry their expertise with retailer’s consumers and data to offer financial services.

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Former Boeing Pilot Indicted in Probe of 737 MAX Crashes

October 14, 2021 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Former Boeing Pilot Indicted in Probe of 737 MAX Crashes
A federal grand jury in Texas indicted Mark A. Forkner, alleging that he deceived air-safety regulators about a flight-control system later blamed for sending two 737 MAX jets into fatal nosedives.

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Johnson & Johnson Places Talc Injury Claims in Bankruptcy

October 14, 2021 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Johnson & Johnson Places Talc Injury Claims in Bankruptcy
Johnson & Johnson placed into bankruptcy its liabilities for tens of thousands of lawsuits linking talc-based products to cancer, betting the move will help drive a settlement of personal-injury claims that are expected to grow for decades to come.

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