Talking Biz News – Feb. 4, 2022

Some of Friday’s top business news stories: Associated Press A likely poor jobs figure for January could prove temporary, by Christopher Rugaber US eyes rare flower habitat amid Nevada lithium mine fight, by Scott Sonner CNN Amazon is raising the price of annual Prime memberships to $139, by Clare Duffy Ford earnings hurt by chip […]

Talking Biz News – Feb. 3, 2022

Some of Thursday’s top business news stories: Associated Press Shares of Facebook parent Meta plunge 23% on lower profits, by Barbara Ortutay CNN president resigns after relationship with co-worker, by David Bauder CNN PayPal warns that consumer spending is about to fall sharply, by Paul R. La Monica The restaurant business will probably never recover […]

Talking Biz News – Feb. 2, 2022

Some of Wednesday’s top business news stories: Associated Press Tesla recall: ‘Full Self-Driving’ software runs stop signs, by Tom Krisher Google’s Q4 ad sales soar again, parent plans to split stock, by Michael Liedtke CNN America’s national debt surpasses $30 trillion for the first time, by Matt Egan A record number of Americans quit their […]

Talking Biz News – Feb. 1, 2022

Some of Tuesday’s top business news stories: Associated Press Tesla fans complain Biden ignores company’s EV leadership, by Tom Krisher Universal health care bill fails to pass in California, by Adam Beam CNN Sony to acquire video game studio Bungie in $3.6 billion deal, by Brian Fung Alice, the first all-electric passenger airplane, prepares to […]

Qwick Takes: Top trends to watch in 2022

This week on TalkingBizNews.com, Deputy Editor Erica Thompson reached out to Qwoted’s community of experts to ask them what trends have generated the most discussion and what is expected to gain momentum in 2022? Check out some of the top commentary: Dinesh Nirmal, General Manager, IBM Automation at IBM: AI-powered automation will be a major […]

Talking Biz News – Jan. 31, 2022

Some of Monday’s top business news stories: Associated Press Cyberattacks increasingly hobble pandemic-weary US schools, by Cedar Attanasio Universal health care bill faces deadline in California, by Adam Beam CNN Glossier lays off a third of its corporate staff, by Ramishah Maruf A new crop of shopping tools aims to help consumers beat the supply […]

Talking Biz News – Jan. 28, 2022

Some of Friday’s top business news stories: Associated Press US economy grew 5.7% in 2021 in rebound from 2020 recession, by Paul Wiseman Apple’s holiday iPhone sales surge despite supply shortages, by Michael Liedtke CNN These companies decided to go fully remote — permanently, by Kathryn Vassel Gold is shining again as stocks wobble and […]

Talking Biz News – Jan. 27, 2022

Some of Thursday’s top business news stories: Associated Press How Fed hikes could affect mortgages, car loans, card rates, by Christopher Rugaber Tesla posts record profit, won’t produce new models in 2022, by Tom Krisher CNN Rents rose five times faster in 2021 than 2020, by Anna Bahney It sure looks like GM is about […]

Talking Biz News – Jan. 26, 2022

Some of Wednesday’s top business news stories: Associated Press US consumer confidence remains high after January downturn, by Matt Ott California city approves 1st US insurance law for gun owners CNN Unilever cuts 1,500 management jobs in global overhaul, by Anna Cooban Johnson & Johnson expects its Covid vaccine sales to surge — but still […]

Talking Biz News – Jan. 25, 2022

Some of Tuesday’s top business news stories: Associated Press Fed to signal rate hike as it launches risky inflation fight, by Christopher Rugaber DC, 3 states sue Google saying it invades users’ privacy, by Marcy Gordon CNN Meta is building an AI supercomputer, by Rachel Metz The stock market is a ‘superbubble’ about to burst, […]