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Affirm Delays Its IPO

December 12, 2020 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Affirm Delays Its IPO
Fintech startup Affirm is postponing its initial public offering, the second company in as many days to pull back from the red-hot IPO market.

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Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 Vaccines Are Prepped for Shipment

December 12, 2020 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 Vaccines Are Prepped for Shipment
Pfizer is packing boxes with thousands of its Covid-19 vaccines for shipment around the U.S., as hospitals gear up to give shots while also confronting the surging pandemic.

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NFL Ratings Drop Leaves Networks Scrambling to Make Advertisers Whole

December 12, 2020 Erin Slifka Comments Off on NFL Ratings Drop Leaves Networks Scrambling to Make Advertisers Whole
As the pandemic has affected scheduling and sidelined some star players, TV networks are forced to restructure deals with advertisers to make up for smaller audiences.

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AstraZeneca Agrees to Buy Alexion for $39 Billion

December 12, 2020 Erin Slifka Comments Off on AstraZeneca Agrees to Buy Alexion for $39 Billion
The move would bolster the drug giant’s footprint in rare diseases, and comes at a pivotal time for the company, which is in late-stage development of a Covid-19 vaccine.

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The Best-Managed Companies of 2020—and How They Got That Way

December 12, 2020 Erin Slifka Comments Off on The Best-Managed Companies of 2020—and How They Got That Way
Microsoft is on top, followed by Apple, IBM and Amazon in the Drucker Institute’s annual Management Top 250 ranking.

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U.S. Authorizes the First Vaccine to Fight Pandemic

December 11, 2020 Erin Slifka Comments Off on U.S. Authorizes the First Vaccine to Fight Pandemic
The vaccine is the first to gain the federal government’s permission to go into use in the U.S., a landmark step in efforts to beat back the raging coronavirus pandemic.

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California Seeks to Join Antitrust Case Against Google

December 11, 2020 Erin Slifka Comments Off on California Seeks to Join Antitrust Case Against Google
The state filed court papers seeking to join the Justice Department suit alleging that Google violated federal antitrust laws by entering into exclusionary business agreements that shut out competitors and suppressed innovation.

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Oracle Moves Headquarters to Texas

December 11, 2020 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Oracle Moves Headquarters to Texas
The database company said it has changed its corporate headquarters to Austin, Texas, the latest high-profile defection from Silicon Valley.

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Tech IPO Bonanza Yields Riches for Venture-Capital Firms

December 11, 2020 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Tech IPO Bonanza Yields Riches for Venture-Capital Firms
The initial public offerings this week of DoorDash and Airbnb cap a string of listings that have helped make this the most lucrative year on record for IPOs in terms of money raised, showering returns on some of the biggest names in tech investing.

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Merry Christmas from Joplin Little Theatre

December 11, 2020 Erin Slifka 0

(Joplin, MO) – Joplin Little Theatre (JLT) wishes everyone a very, very merry Christmas! Enjoy family and friends all while keeping as safe as possible. The JLT office is closed at this time. Mail and […]

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