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Elon Musk Steers Tesla to Record Deliveries

January 2, 2021 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Elon Musk Steers Tesla to Record Deliveries
The company supplied 499,550 vehicles last year as sales soared despite a drop in global demand for new cars during the pandemic.

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CFOs in 2021 Will Keep an Eye on These 10 Things

January 2, 2021 Erin Slifka Comments Off on CFOs in 2021 Will Keep an Eye on These 10 Things
Finance chiefs will be monitoring the expected economic recovery, potential corporate tax changes and trade policies, among other things.

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Yum Brands’ CEO Orders Fast-Food Growth To Go

January 2, 2021 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Yum Brands’ CEO Orders Fast-Food Growth To Go
Yum Brands’ David Gibbs discusses a post-pandemic future with multiple drive-through lanes and less dine-in business.

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Push for Bigger Stimulus Checks Is Running Out of Time

January 2, 2021 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Push for Bigger Stimulus Checks Is Running Out of Time
As the congressional session nears its end, GOP leaders are rejecting Democratic demands for a stand-alone vote on the larger payments, and the chamber is focused on overriding President Trump’s veto of an annual defense-policy bill.

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Hotel Owners Continue to Reel From the Pandemic

January 1, 2021 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Hotel Owners Continue to Reel From the Pandemic
Tourism may bounce back this year, but business travel faces a slower recovery.

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Drugmakers Raise Prices in the New Year

January 1, 2021 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Drugmakers Raise Prices in the New Year
Prices of hundreds of drugs rose on average by 3.3%, according to an analysis of about 70 companies. The rate was lower than last year’s increases.

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Oyo Hotel Chain Suffered Ailments Beyond Pandemic’s Travel Slowdown

January 1, 2021 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Oyo Hotel Chain Suffered Ailments Beyond Pandemic’s Travel Slowdown
Thousands of hoteliers have left the company amid troubles that emerged before Covid-19, losses that threaten the hotel network’s global ambitions.

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How to Preserve Your Health During a Pandemic

January 1, 2021 Erin Slifka 0

Current estimates are that over 14 million Americans have been infected with COVID-19. That number is growing exponentially due to uncontrolled spread of a virus that frequently presents asymptomatically, allowing healthy looking people to pass on the infection.   It seems likely many of us […]

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The Value of an Entrepreneurial Ecosystem

January 1, 2021 Erin Slifka 0

By Kenneth Surbrugg, Director of the Center of Entrepreneurship at Missouri Southern State University The topic of entrepreneurial ecosystems has come up quite a bit over the last few months, bringing up some obvious questions: What […]

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Tribune Publishing to Review Alden’s Buyout Offer

January 1, 2021 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Tribune Publishing to Review Alden’s Buyout Offer
The newspaper owner has appointed a special committee to review the offer from Alden Global Capital, which already holds 32% of Tribune’s shares.

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