Erin Slifka – Page 1316 – Joplin Business Outlook

Civil-Rights Groups Express Disappointment With Facebook Meeting

July 7, 2020 Erin Slifka Comments Off

Advocates came out of a meeting with Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg saying they didn’t make progress on their demands over how the social-media giant polices the platform.

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AMC Nears Financing Deal to Avert Near-Term Bankruptcy

July 7, 2020 Erin Slifka Comments Off

The cinema chain is nearing a restructuring deal that would help stave off a near-term bankruptcy filing while turning down a competing financing offer from senior lenders including Apollo.

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The Coronavirus Redraws the Car Market’s World Map

July 7, 2020 Erin Slifka Comments Off

The global auto market is splitting three ways, complicating efforts by the industry’s main players to recover from their deepest crisis in years.

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Governor Parson Signs HB 2046 Expanding Licensing Reciprocity in Missouri

July 7, 2020 Erin Slifka 0

(Jefferson City, MO) – On June 6, 2020, Governor Mike Parson signed HB 2046 expanding license reciprocity provisions in the state of Missouri. “We greatly appreciate the committed effort and leadership of Representative Derek Grier […]

Big Tech’s Stand on Hong Kong Law Reveals Wider Fears at Foreign Firms

July 7, 2020 Erin Slifka Comments Off

The stand taken by several American tech giants against China’s national-security law in Hong Kong reveals concerns many foreign companies in the city are discussing internally but dare not discuss publicly.

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TikTok to Exit Hong Kong After China’s New National-Security Law

July 6, 2020 Erin Slifka Comments Off

TikTok, the buzzy short-video platform owned by Chinese technology giant Bytedance, said it would pull out of Hong Kong within a week in light of “recent developments” in the city.

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Google, Facebook and Twitter Suspend Review of Hong Kong Requests for User Data

July 6, 2020 Erin Slifka Comments Off

Google, Facebook and Twitter are among tech companies that have suspended processing requests for user data from Hong Kong law-enforcement agencies following China’s imposition of a national-security law on the city.

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Palantir, One of Silicon Valley’s Oldest Startups, Files to Go Public

July 6, 2020 Erin Slifka Comments Off

Palantir Technologies said it has confidentially filed paperwork with the Securities and Exchange Commission to go public, ending an extended wait that made the data analytics company one of Silicon Valley’s oldest private startups.

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Small Business Loans Helped the Well-Heeled and Connected, Too

July 6, 2020 Erin Slifka Comments Off

Congress designed the Paycheck Protection Program to help small businesses hit by the pandemic, but its $521 billion in loans also went to major law firms, wealth managers and politically connected companies.

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Forget Me Not Flea Market Offers Closing Sales

July 6, 2020 Erin Slifka 0

(Joplin, MO) – Vendors, resellers, and business owners welcome. All inventory from Forget Me Not Flea Market is 50% off. We have everything from antiques to vintage items, housewares, decor, furniture, an even man cave […]

Articles by Erin Slifka

Civil-Rights Groups Express Disappointment With Facebook Meeting

AMC Nears Financing Deal to Avert Near-Term Bankruptcy

The Coronavirus Redraws the Car Market’s World Map

Governor Parson Signs HB 2046 Expanding Licensing Reciprocity in Missouri

Big Tech’s Stand on Hong Kong Law Reveals Wider Fears at Foreign Firms

TikTok to Exit Hong Kong After China’s New National-Security Law

Google, Facebook and Twitter Suspend Review of Hong Kong Requests for User Data

Palantir, One of Silicon Valley’s Oldest Startups, Files to Go Public

Small Business Loans Helped the Well-Heeled and Connected, Too

Forget Me Not Flea Market Offers Closing Sales

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