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Local stocks fell 13% this year, but less than national indexes

2 years 9 months ago
“Now investors are also concerned that the US is sailing towards a recession. The Fed has communicated its plans to aggressively shrink the balance sheet in an effort to bring inflation down to less disruptive levels, all without tipping the economy into recession," wrote wrote Ithiel Turrado, small cap portfolio analyst at Clayton-based Argent Capital Management, in a commentary on his findings.
James Drew

High School Students Explore Career Possibilities at SIUE Healthcare Diversity Summer Camp 

2 years 9 months ago
EDWARDSVILLE -Southern Illinois University Edwardsville returned to its summer tradition of welcoming high school students to explore its facilities and connect with faculty experts to enhance their interest in healthcare-related fields at the annual Healthcare Diversity Summer Camp. Approximately 20 students from across Illinois, including East St. Louis, Chicago, Collinsville, Bolingbrook, Chatham, Gillespie, Glen Carbon, Granite City, Alton, as well as St. Louis, Mo., attended camp in June. The Healthcare Diversity Summer Camp is a collaborative effort organized by the SIUE Schools of Pharmacy (SOP), Nursing, the SIU School of Dental Medicine and the School of Education, Health and Human Behavior’s nutrition program. It focuses on experience and enrichment as students gain an understanding of the ample opportunities that exist within each healthcare field, through interactive lessons and activities. “The camp’s purpose is to expose high school students who are

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Meta Sues Scraping Firms; Is It Really Protecting Users? Or Protecting Meta?

2 years 9 months ago
For many years we’ve written stories regarding various lawsuits over scraping the web. Without the ability to scrape the web, we’d have no search engines, no Internet Archive, and lots of other stuff wouldn’t work right either. However, more importantly, the ability to scrape the web should result in a better overall internet, potentially reversing […]
Mike Masnick

Humana market president takes his passion of baseball into business

2 years 9 months ago
In baseball, there are a lot of lessons that can be transferable to your personal and professional life. Patience in the batter’s box is required. You put in countless hours of practice and work to understand your opponents, so you throw the right pitches and put your defense in the best position. You need to do all of this to give your team the best chance to win. Bob Hayworth, market president for Humana’s commercial business in Kansas and Missouri, understands how bringing a baseball mindset…
Humana