Talking Biz News – March 3, 2022
Some of Thursday’s top business news stories: Associated Press Powell expects a quarter-point Fed rate hike this month, by Christopher Rugaber Buttigieg tells states to consider safety for road projects, by Hope Yen CNN The latest food price shock: Palm oil prices are soaring, by Anna Cooban Big companies aren’t shy about raising prices, by […]
Talking Biz News – March 2, 2022
Some of Wednesday’s top business news stories: Associated Press Nations agree to release 60M barrels of oil amid Russian war, by David McHugh Space junk on 5,800-mph collision course with moon, by Marcia Dunn CNN Wheat futures are soaring. Food prices could be next, by Danielle Wiener-Bronner Bitcoin jumps back above $40,000 as Russians switch […]
Talking Biz News – March 1, 2022
Some of Tuesday’s top business news stories: Associated Press Shell to pull out of energy investments in Russia over war, by Danica Kirka Toyota restarting Japan plants after malware hits supplier, by Yuri Kageyama CNN GM stops exporting cars to Russia, by Peter Valdes-Dapena Target boosts its starting pay for some jobs to $24 an […]
Talking Biz News – Feb. 28, 2022
Some of Monday’s top business news stories: Associated Press High court to weigh limits to EPA efforts on climate change, by Mark Sherman BP exiting stake in Russian oil and gas company Rosneft, by Dee-Ann Durbin CNN Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway posts nearly $40 billion profit, by Paul R. La Monica BitConnect founder charged with […]
Talking Biz News – Feb. 25, 2022
Some of Friday’s top business news stories: Associated Press Fed’s Waller says bigger rate hike in March may be needed, by Christopher Rugaber Justice Department sues UnitedHealth over nearly $8B deal, by Tom Murphy CNN Random braking in Honda Accord and CR-V under investigation, by Peter Valdes-Dapena The race for talent: Now job offers can […]
Talking Biz News – Feb. 24, 2022
Some of Thursday’s top business news stories: Associated Press $6.25B sale of Venetian properties on Vegas Strip complete USPS gets final signoff to order new delivery vehicles, by David Sharp CNN Joe Biden vows to shield Americans from gas price spike. That won’t be easy, by Matt Egan Investors are buying up a record share […]
Talking Biz News – Feb. 23, 2022
Some of Wednesday’s top business news stories: Associated Press Automaker Stellantis reaps $15B profit in 1st year of merger US ports to get $450M to speed flow of goods, lower prices, by Hope Yen CNN Macy’s and Kohl’s get in a knife fight with Wall Street, by Nathaniel Meyersohn How a battery shortage could threaten […]
Talking Biz News – Feb. 22, 2022
Some of Tuesday’s top business news stories: Associated Press US Fed governor opens door to half-point rate hike in March, by Christopher Rugaber Democratic lawmakers propose $100M for rural GOP districts CNN Solid earnings season wasn’t enough to calm investors, by Julia Horowitz How cryptocurrencies could trigger a financial crisis, by Julia Horowitz The Wall […]
Talking Biz News – Feb. 21, 2022
Some of Monday’s top business news stories: Associated Press Rents reach ‘insane’ levels across US with no end in sight, by R.J. Rico Investor pushes McDonald’s to change the way it buys pork CNN Snapchat launches a real-time location sharing feature, by Ramishah Maruf Facebook is rebranding everything but faces the same old problems, by […]
Talking Biz News – Feb. 18, 2022
Some of Friday’s top business news stories: Associated Press Walmart steers through inflation, boosting profit and sales, by Anne D’Innocenzio Tesla faces another US investigation: Unexpected braking, by Tom Krisher CNN Mortgage rates jump to nearly 4%, by Anna Bahney Employers take note: Most remote workers don’t want to go back to the office, by […]
