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Servier to Buy Day One for $2.5 Billion, Expanding Oncology Portfolio

March 8, 2026 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Servier to Buy Day One for $2.5 Billion, Expanding Oncology Portfolio
Servier will pay $21.50 a share in cash, representing a 68% premium to Day One’s closing price Thursday.

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Volkswagen Dealers Revolt Over Plan to Sell a New Brand of SUV Directly to Consumers

March 7, 2026 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Volkswagen Dealers Revolt Over Plan to Sell a New Brand of SUV Directly to Consumers
The latest of several lawsuits seeks to stop the automaker from bypassing dealerships.

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Kalshi and Polymarket Are Each Eyeing Roughly $20 Billion Valuations

March 7, 2026 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Kalshi and Polymarket Are Each Eyeing Roughly $20 Billion Valuations
The rival prediction markets have spoken with investors about roughly doubling their previous valuations.

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Axel Springer Strikes $770 Million Deal for U.K.’s Daily Telegraph

March 7, 2026 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Axel Springer Strikes $770 Million Deal for U.K.’s Daily Telegraph
The German publisher outbid the Daily Mail for the venerable newspaper.

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We Got Hooked on Fast, Free Shipping. Now Retailers Are Taking It Away.

March 6, 2026 Erin Slifka Comments Off on We Got Hooked on Fast, Free Shipping. Now Retailers Are Taking It Away.
As FedEx and UPS charge more, companies are trying options like ‘no rush’ delivery and fees to make us slow down. The surprising part: It’s working.

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Pixar Needs Its Next Hit Franchise. Can Its Reluctant Leader Deliver?

March 6, 2026 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Pixar Needs Its Next Hit Franchise. Can Its Reluctant Leader Deliver?
The ‘Toy Story’ studio used to print money for Disney but hasn’t made an original blockbuster in nearly a decade. Its top creative executive admits he’s made mistakes.

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America Braces for Oil Shock as Iran War Throttles Supply

March 6, 2026 Erin Slifka Comments Off on America Braces for Oil Shock as Iran War Throttles Supply
U.S. oil prices this week skyrocketed at their fastest pace on record.

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The Burger King President Who Took a Bite Out of McDonald’s

March 6, 2026 Erin Slifka Comments Off on The Burger King President Who Took a Bite Out of McDonald’s
Tom Curtis has gone viral by recording a video of himself chomping on a Whopper and even posting his phone number online.

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City of Joplin Begins Work for Grand Falls Trail and Overlook Plaza with Area Tree Management

March 6, 2026 Erin Slifka 0

In preparation for the Grand Falls Trail and Overlook Plaza project, City of Joplin staff and a contractor are clearing select trees and brush in the project area. This work follows surveying and assessment to […]

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Freeman Health System Welcomes Northwest Health System to Its Care Network

March 6, 2026 Erin Slifka 0

(Joplin, MO) – Freeman Health System announced it has entered into a purchase agreement with a subsidiary of Community Health Systems, Inc. (NYSE:CYH) to acquire Northwest Health in Northwest Arkansas, including its four hospitals – […]

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  • Sparklight Opens Fall 2026 Charitable Giving Fund for Nonprofits Across 24 States; Deadline to Apply is October 31
  • Missouri SBDC at Missouri Southern State University Presents the 2026 Entrepreneur Speaker Series with Aaron Stockton of Shadow + Light Creative on October 21
  • Oil Is Flowing From Hormuz Again—Just Not the Kind the World Needs Most
  • Why Hollywood’s Most Iconic Studio Is Being Sold—Again
  • Oil Industry’s Bid to Kill Climate Change Lawsuits Faces SCOTUS Skepticism
  • City of Joplin to Host Ribbon Cutting on October 23 to Celebrate the Reopening of West 20th Street After Widening Project
  • Missouri Public Service Commission Sets Intervention Deadline for Liberty Fuel Adjustment Clause Request
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