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Talking Biz News – Jan. 18, 2022

Some of Tuesday’s top business news stories:

Associated Press

Race to cut carbon emissions splits U.S. states on nuclear, by Jennifer McDermott

Train derails near LA site of recent wave of cargo thefts

CNN

Airlines ask Biden administration for ‘immediate intervention’ on 5G, by Pete Muntean, Gregory Wallace

Billionaires added $5 trillion to their fortunes during the pandemic, by Anna Cooban

The Wall Street Journal

Activision Blizzard Pushes Out Dozens of Employees Over Workplace Misconduct, by Kirsten Grind

Unilever Sets Out Ambition to Expand in Health Products, by Saabira Chaudhuri

CNBC

Ralph Lauren CEO says metaverse is way to tap into younger generation of shoppers, by Melissa Repko

‘Obscene inequality’: Oxfam says taxing the world’s richest could help save lives, by Abigail Ng

Reuters

Starbucks ties up with Meituan to bolster presence in crucial China market, by Sophie Yu, Brenda Goh

Less than half of projected U.S. renewable diesel output likely by 2025- study, by Laura Sanicola

News about business journalism 

Deutsch, longtime NY Times biz reporter, dies

Gross to cover telecoms, media and tech for FT

Yahoo Finance hires Lee to cover personal finance

WSJ publisher: We will expand markets, personal finance and health coverage

Orlando Sentinel reporter Garcia departing

LA Times biz columnist Lazarus leaving for KTLA

Adweek editor in chief Paterik departing

Adweek names Lundstrom sustainability editor

Pan swaps CoinDesk for Bloomberg to cover crypto

Yahoo Finance anchor Guzman exits

Bloomberg’s Vollmer moving to workplace operations team

Politico’s Joshi joining Washington Post

Teachout, WSJ drama critic and columnist, dies at 65

AP senior economics reporter Crutsinger is retiring

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