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Sharpie Found a Way to Make Pens More Cheaply—By Manufacturing Them in the U.S.

October 5, 2025 Erin Slifka Comments Off

Newell Brands invested close to $2 billion and thousands of hours in training to move most production of Sharpie pens to a 37-year-old factory in Tennessee.

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America Keeps Adding EV Chargers. Will There Be More Drivers to Use Them?

October 5, 2025 Erin Slifka Comments Off

The number of fast-charging ports in the U.S. has surged after a two-year construction spree—just as electric-vehicles sales are expected to plunge.

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‘You Can’t Run From Fear’: American Eagle’s CEO on the Sydney Sweeney Uproar

October 5, 2025 Erin Slifka Comments Off

Jay Schottenstein, the company’s 71-year-old chief, has an uncanny ability to discern what young shoppers want.

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Silver Lake Finally Sealed a Dream Deal. Jared Kushner Was Key.

October 5, 2025 Erin Slifka Comments Off

The private-equity firm’s co-CEO, Egon Durban, had been eyeing Electronic Arts for years.

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Opinion | Gavin Newsom Tells a Tesla Truth

October 5, 2025 Erin Slifka Comments Off

The California Governor takes credit for Elon Musk’s success, but then why keep subsidies going?

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Starbucks’s Roller Coaster Week of Job Cuts and Store Closures

October 4, 2025 Erin Slifka Comments Off

The coffee chain’s “Project Bloom” was months in the making, and days in execution.

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Saudi Arabia Takes a Risk in Boosting Oil Production—and Gives Trump a Win

October 3, 2025 Erin Slifka Comments Off

Crude prices have fallen this year as Riyadh has raised output, but risks abound for the oil-producing kingdom.

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Come for an Aperitivo, Stay for the Tax Breaks: Milan Lures the Global Elite

October 3, 2025 Erin Slifka Comments Off

From London to L.A., millionaires are relocating to Italy’s business capital to discover a city in the middle of a renaissance

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Fast & Furious & Way Less Expensive. A Star Film Franchise Gets a Reality Check.

October 3, 2025 Erin Slifka Comments Off

Long-running film series are sputtering at the box office. Universal wants to cut the budget of its most important franchise by $140 million.

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City of Joplin Closes Intersection of W. 20th Street and Country Club Drive for Construction Beginning October 6

October 3, 2025 Erin Slifka 0

Starting Monday, October 6, the City of Joplin will close the intersection of 20th Street and Country Club Drive/Black Cat Road as work on the roundabout continues. This intersection will remain closed to through traffic […]

Articles by Erin Slifka

Sharpie Found a Way to Make Pens More Cheaply—By Manufacturing Them in the U.S.

America Keeps Adding EV Chargers. Will There Be More Drivers to Use Them?

‘You Can’t Run From Fear’: American Eagle’s CEO on the Sydney Sweeney Uproar

Silver Lake Finally Sealed a Dream Deal. Jared Kushner Was Key.

Opinion | Gavin Newsom Tells a Tesla Truth

Starbucks’s Roller Coaster Week of Job Cuts and Store Closures

Saudi Arabia Takes a Risk in Boosting Oil Production—and Gives Trump a Win

Come for an Aperitivo, Stay for the Tax Breaks: Milan Lures the Global Elite

Fast & Furious & Way Less Expensive. A Star Film Franchise Gets a Reality Check.

City of Joplin Closes Intersection of W. 20th Street and Country Club Drive for Construction Beginning October 6

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