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Tyson Foods annual sales have doubled in the past two decades

10 months ago
Tyson Foods annual sales have doubled in the past two decades, increasing from $26 billion to $53 billion from 2004 to 2023, according to a review of U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filings. Yet Tyson, which is the country’s largest chicken company, has closed nine meatpacking plants over the past year — including two in […]
John McCracken

Press Happily Parrots Verizon’s Claim That Its $20 Billion Purchase Of Frontier Will Be A Huge Boon To Consumers

10 months ago
Tell me if you’ve heard this one before: a major U.S. regional telecom monopoly is looking to buy another major U.S. regional telecom monopoly in a massive transaction that both companies insist holds vast benefits for American consumers. This time it’s Verizon stating it intends to purchase Frontier in a massive $20 billion deal that […]
Karl Bode

Sports betting on Missouri ballot awaits judge decision

10 months ago
A lawsuit challenging the certification of signatures for a proposed sports betting initiative in Missouri could potentially knock the initiative off the November ballot, with a quick decision expected from a judge by September 10.
Chris Regnier