US Business
Alibaba Cuts China Cloud Prices to Rekindle Division’s Growth
Alibaba Group will cut cloud product prices in China to boost a promising division whose sales have slowed in recent quarters amid rising competition.
Articles by Erin Slifka
US Business
Anheuser-Busch, Teamsters Avert Strike With Tentative Deal
The union, which represents about 5,000 brewery workers, had threatened to strike March 1 if a deal wasn’t reached by Thursday.
Events
Downtown Joplin Alliance Seeks Vendors for the 17th Season of Third Thursday
(Joplin, MO) – Applications for vendors and musicians for the 17th season of Third Thursday, downtown Joplin’s only recurring street festival, opened earlier this month and will continue on an ongoing monthly basis throughout the […]
Government
City Beautification Efforts Move to Joplin Avenue; Continues Along Main Street
(Joplin, MO) – Starting the week of March 11, the City of Joplin will move the recent beautification effort of replacing trees along the street to the 500 and 600 blocks of Joplin Avenue. Work […]
Education
Missouri Southern Athletics Launches Lion Pride Giving Challenge
(Joplin, MO) – Missouri Southern State University (MSSU) is excited to announce the launch of the Lion Pride Giving Challenge, kicking off February 26 and continuing until March 4. Each athletic program at Missouri Southern […]
Education
Crowder College’s Theatre Department Presents ‘The Diviners’ on March 7 to 9
(Neosho, MO) — Crowder College Theatre department will present The Diviners, written by Jim Leonard, Jr. and directed by Annie Smith, March 7–9, 7:00 pm nightly in the Elsie Plaster Community Center on the Crowder College […]
US Business
Norfolk Southern Seeks to Thwart Activist With New Board Picks
The railroad proposes two new director candidates after an activist group launched a proxy battle.
US Business
BYD Aims for New Frontier With $233,000 Sports Car
BYD’s launch of a $233,000 sports car underscores the Chinese electric-vehicle maker’s ambitions to boost its market share across the buying spectrum.
US Business
Li Auto Forecasts Softer Sales After Posting Surge in Quarterly Result
Chinese electric-vehicle maker Li Auto expects a sequential drop in deliveries in the first months of 2024, after a blockbuster quarter in which sales and profit more than doubled during the tail end of 2023.
US Business
Can IKEA Save the Mall?
The furniture giant has bought a string of locations and says it can breathe new life into the troubled format with co-working spaces and Nordic cuisine.