US Business
Boeing Union Goes on Strike, Halting 737 Production
The company’s largest union rejected a contract that called for a 25% pay increase, dealing a financial blow when the plane maker is bleeding cash.
Articles by Erin Slifka
US Business
PwC China Hit With Six-Month Ban Over Evergrande Crisis
Chinese regulators said the firm failed to maintain professional skepticism for its work related to the country’s recent real-estate bust.
US Business
As Temperatures Rise, Companies Turn to Technology to Cool Down Workers
New tools include apps that detect heat stress and clothing made with cooling fabrics.
US Business
What Scared Ford’s CEO in China
Jim Farley is changing strategy to combat what he calls an ‘existential threat’ from China’s electric carmakers.
US Business
Apple Has a Hot New Product. It’s a Hearing Aid.
The world’s most valuable company just turned its top-selling headphones into low-cost hearing aids—and it’s quietly a huge moment.
US Business
The New Marketing Head at X Has an Impossible Job
Angela Zepeda ‘loves a big challenge.’ Repairing relationships with advertisers at Elon Musk’s social-media company will be her biggest yet.
US Business
Why 96% of Boeing’s Machinists Voted to Go on Strike
Workers say the plane maker’s offer of higher wages doesn’t compensate for years of concessions they have made.
Education
Downtown Joplin Alliance to Host September’s Third Thursday Event, ‘Green & Gold’
(Joplin, MO) – Downtown Joplin Alliance and Missouri Southern State University (MSSU) are partnering to turn Main Street green and gold during Third Thursday on September 19! Come enjoy an evening in downtown Joplin with […]
Small Business/Startups
BBB Tip: Interview Questions to Help Your Hiring Decisions
Hiring those first few employees is a big step for new business owners. It’s important to consider your candidates carefully when a job candidate enters the interview room or Zoom call. After all, these are […]
US Business
Starliner Astronauts Say NASA Ran Short of Time to Test Boeing Craft
Sunita Williams and Barry Wilmore said they had input into the decision to extend their stay in space to eight months following the Starliner’s technical problems.