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Talking Biz News – Jan 21, 2022

Some of Friday’s top business news stories:

Associated Press

Netflix stock plunges as subscriber growth worries deepen, by Michel Liedtke

Chevron, Total exit Myanmar over deteriorating human rights, by Lori Hinnant

CNN

Driver monitoring gets spotlight amid safety questions, by Matt McFarland

Peloton says it may consider cutting jobs and ‘resetting’ production, by Jordan Valinsky

The Wall Street Journal

Intel to Invest at Least $20 Billion in Ohio Chip-Making Facility, by Meghan Bobrowsky

Senate Panel Approves Antitrust Bill Restricting Big Tech Platforms, by Ryan Tracy

CNBC

McDonald’s expands test of McPlant burger created with Beyond Meat, by Amelia Lucas

Judge blasts PG&E as ‘continuing menace’ over wildfires as utility’s probation ends, by Emma Newburger

Reuters

Big U.S. banks say spending patterns show consumers are in good shape, by Elizabeth Dilts Marshall

Investors dump pandemic darlings as results disappoint

News about business journalism 

Bloomberg names Fraher head of ESG coverage, promotes others

NY Times names Hadi a deputy business editor

Ford hired by Inframation News as a senior reporter

Middleton, longtime biz journalist, dies at 77

Regan promoted to editor of Senior Housing News

Jagoda swaps The Hill for Bloomberg Industry

Pyatt, Washington Post local biz columnist, dies at 88

TechRadar hires Goodwyn to oversee entertainment coverage

Industry Dive promotes Robinson to lead editor of PharmaVoice

Reuters polling editor Kahn departs for McKinsey

Financial Times appoints Ruehl Singapore correspondent

Industry Dive promotes Torres to editor at CIO Dive

Biz reporter Cheng joins VC firm Initialized Capital as head of content

WSJ hires Byrne as platform editor for visual storytelling

Anders named deputy editor in chief of WSJ

Fortune hires Lichtenberg as executive editor of global news

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