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City of Joplin Announces Intersection of West 20th and Country Club Drive to Remain Closed Following Weather Delays

June 9, 2025 Erin Slifka 0

The City of Joplin has announced that completion of utility work at the intersection of 20th Street and Country Club Drive/Black Cat Road has been delayed due to the recent rains and storms. This intersection […]

Think Splitting a Check Is Tough? Try Splitting a Tariff

June 9, 2025 Erin Slifka Comments Off

Brands want overseas fabric and garment makers to share tariff pain. Some suppliers say they can’t afford it.

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Home Depot Plans to Keep Prices Steady Despite Tariffs

June 9, 2025 Erin Slifka Comments Off

Retailer pushed suppliers to source outside China and keep prices low; big-ticket home projects on hold

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Inside the Online Marketplaces That Enable ‘Pig Butchering’ Scams

June 8, 2025 Erin Slifka Comments Off

Investigators say a Cambodia-based company, and others like it, are helping swindlers to defraud Americans.

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Richard ‘Dick’ Beattie, Star Lawyer in Famed Private-Equity Deals, Dies at 86

June 8, 2025 Erin Slifka Comments Off

Beattie represented KKR in its takeover of RJR Nabisco, a deal immortalized in the book “Barbarians at the Gate.”

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Meme Stocks Made Him a Fortune. Now He’s Betting on Flying Taxis.

June 8, 2025 Erin Slifka Comments Off

Hedge-fund manager Jason Mudrick was looking for his next big bet. He was as surprised as anyone that he settled on a futuristic industry.

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Lululemon Shares Tumble on Warning That Tariffs Will Hurt Profit

June 8, 2025 Erin Slifka Comments Off

The apparel maker’s stock fell nearly 20% after the company lowered its earnings forecast, citing the trade war and a pullback in consumer spending.

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Shop Slow, Spend More: The Retailers Hoping That Customers Linger

June 8, 2025 Erin Slifka Comments Off

Retailers are adding VIP lounges, coffee bars and lawns to locations to get shoppers to stay longer.

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It’s Opening Night for the MAGA Makeover of the Kennedy Center

June 7, 2025 Erin Slifka Comments Off

Ticket sales are down amid Trump’s planned overhaul of national arts center, which includes ‘common sense’ programming, a prayer wall and refurbished decor; $2 million gold-tier fundraiser.

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How Hydrogen, the Fuel of the Future, Got Bogged Down in the Bayou

June 7, 2025 Erin Slifka Comments Off

Air Products bet big on the element, but sentiment has soured, costs are snowballing and customers remain elusive.

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Articles by Erin Slifka

City of Joplin Announces Intersection of West 20th and Country Club Drive to Remain Closed Following Weather Delays

Think Splitting a Check Is Tough? Try Splitting a Tariff

Home Depot Plans to Keep Prices Steady Despite Tariffs

Inside the Online Marketplaces That Enable ‘Pig Butchering’ Scams

Richard ‘Dick’ Beattie, Star Lawyer in Famed Private-Equity Deals, Dies at 86

Meme Stocks Made Him a Fortune. Now He’s Betting on Flying Taxis.

Lululemon Shares Tumble on Warning That Tariffs Will Hurt Profit

Shop Slow, Spend More: The Retailers Hoping That Customers Linger

It’s Opening Night for the MAGA Makeover of the Kennedy Center

How Hydrogen, the Fuel of the Future, Got Bogged Down in the Bayou

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