Elliott: Nick Nickson answers the call for Kings by assuming simulcast duties

Elliott: Nick Nickson answers the call for Kings by assuming simulcast duties

In his 43rd season as an authoritative voice on Kings’ broadcasts, Nick Nickson is back where he began: calling simulcasts. Nickson joined the Kings in 1981 and provided analysis alongside the great Bob Miller on a schedule that included simulcasts but was tilted toward radio-only broadcasts. Wayne Gretzky’s arrival in 1988 elevated the Kings’ profile…

What to know as IRS kicks off withdrawal option for pandemic-era small business tax credit

What to know as IRS kicks off withdrawal option for pandemic-era small business tax credit

The Good Brigade | Digitalvision | Getty Images More from Year-End Planning Here’s a look at more coverage on what to do finance-wise as the end of the year approaches: “This is a game-changer,” said Eric Hylton, national director of compliance for Alliantgroup, a firm that has been reviewing ERC claims for other tax professionals….

Striking Auto Workers Just Shut Down The Ram Pickup Plant

Striking Auto Workers Just Shut Down The Ram Pickup Plant

Workers went on strike Monday at the Michigan plant where Dodge parent company Stellantis produces its highly profitable Ram 1500 series pickup truck, according to the United Auto Workers union. The walkout at the Sterling Heights Assembly plant marks another significant escalation in the UAW’s concurrent strikes against the “Big Three” automakers, which includes Ford…

The Impact Of This Year’s Strikes Can Be Seen In A Few Eye-Popping Numbers

The Impact Of This Year’s Strikes Can Be Seen In A Few Eye-Popping Numbers

Writers, actors, nurses, auto workers, baristas, pharmacists, graduate students — ever since 2023’s “hot labor summer” began, it seems like workers all over the country have been walking off the job to demand more of their bosses. But are we really seeing a resurgence of the strike weapon? By several measures, yes, we are. More…

The Impact Of This Year’s Strikes Can Be Seen In A Few Eye-Popping Numbers

The Impact Of This Year’s Strikes Can Be Seen In A Few Eye-Popping Numbers

Writers, actors, nurses, auto workers, baristas, pharmacists, graduate students — ever since 2023’s “hot labor summer” began, it seems like workers all over the country have been walking off the job to demand more of their bosses. But are we really seeing a resurgence of the strike weapon? By several measures, yes, we are. More…

China Bans Exports Of A Key Material, Escalating Trade War With U.S.

China Bans Exports Of A Key Material, Escalating Trade War With U.S.

China has slapped export controls on graphite, a key mineral used to make steel and electric car batteries, ratcheting up a trade fight with the United States over the technologies needed to wean the world’s economy off planet-heating fossil fuels. The measures, announced Friday in a joint declaration from Beijing’s Ministry of Commerce and the…

Running a franchise business like fast food is getting more expensive

Running a franchise business like fast food is getting more expensive

A customer views a digital menu at the drive-thru outside a McDonald’s restaurant in Peru, Illinois. Daniel Acker | Bloomberg | Getty Images McDonald’s decision to raise royalty fees for the first time in nearly three decades doesn’t mean a wave of franchisees across corporate brands are about to see their cost of doing business…