Disney+ boasts 100 million subscribers
Disney+ has hit a major milestone with 100 million subscribers less than two years after it launched. Sarah Whitten from CNBC reported: Disney+ has topped 100 million global subscribers. On Tuesday Disney CEO Bob Chapek revealed the streaming service surpassed the benchmark in just 16 months since its launch. “The enormous success of Disney+, which […]
Talking Biz News Today — March 10, 2021
Some of Wednesday’s top business news stories: Associated Press Bezos plans to spend $10 billion by 2030 on climate change, by Glenn Gamboa Restaurants are big beneficiaries of COVID-19 relief bill, by Joyce M. Rosenberg CNN The pandemic forced a massive remote-work experiment. Now comes the hard part, by kathryn Vasel Clearview AI sued in […]
Talking Biz News Today — March 9, 2021
Some of Tuesday’s top business news stories: Associated Press Yellen plays down inflation fears, pushes for relief bill, by Martin Krutsinger Airline industry pushes US to standardize health papers, by David Koenig CNN Unilever will stop calling certain hair and skin types ‘normal’ in inclusivity push, by Michelle Toh Apple is discontinuing the iMac Pro, […]
Talking Biz News Today — March 8, 2021
Some of Monday’s top business news stories: Associated Press Workers worry about safety, stress as states ease mask rules, by Leah Willingham, Michael Liedtke, Anne D’Innocenzio Highlights of the $1.9T COVID bill nearing final passage, by Kevin Freking CNN US and EU agree to suspend tariffs linked to long-running Boeing-Airbus dispute, by Will Godley, Allison […]
Talking Biz News Today — March 5, 2021
Some of Friday’s top business news stories: Associated Press US jobless claims tick up to 745,000 as layoffs remain high, by Paul Wiseman By slimmest of margins, Senate takes up $1.9T relief bill, by Alan Fram CNN Corporate America’s earnings recession is over, by Julia Horowitz UK launches antitrust probe into Apple, by Julia Horowitz […]
Talking Biz News Today — March 4, 2021
Some of Thursday’s top business news stories: Associated Press Pandemic puts 1 in 3 nonprofits in financial jeopardy, by Glenn Gamboa ‘Meme stocks’ go mainstream: There’s now a fund for that CNN Leaving Las Vegas: Sands is selling its casinos in a $6.25 billion deal, by Jordan Valinsky Biden’s energy secretary vows to ‘leave no […]
Talking Biz News Today — March 3, 2021
Some of Wednesday’s top business news stories: Associated Press US infrastructure gets C- from engineers as roads stagnate, by Hope Yen Biden faces steep challenges to reach renewable energy goals, by Patrick Whittle, Carthy Bussewitz CNN Hertz has buyers and a plan to emerge from bankruptcy, by Chris Isidore Volkswagen and GM take on Tesla […]
Talking Biz News Today — March 2, 2021
Some of Tuesday’s top business news stories: Associated Press Minimum wage hike all but dead in big COVID relief bill, by Alan Fram Zoom posts big quarter even as subscriber growth slows, by Michael Liedtke CNN Two of the most powerful economic voices in America disagree on a tax for the uber-rich, by Matt Egan […]
Talking Biz News Today — March 1, 2021
Some of Monday’s top business news stories: Associated Press Warren Buffett again encourages investors to bet on America, by Josh Funk Biden team readies wider economic package after virus relief, by Kevin Freking, Hope Yen, Josh Boak CNN Oil is up nearly 70% since the election, a record in the modern era, by Matt Egan […]
Coinbase to go public
Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has filed to go public via a direct listing on Nasdaq. Alex Wilhelm from TechCrunch reported: This morning Coinbase, an American cryptocurrency exchange, released an S-1 filing ahead of its direct listing. The company’s public debut has been hotly anticipated thanks to recent activity amongst bitcoin and other blockchain-based assets, the company’s […]
