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Talking Biz News – Jan. 5, 2022

Some of Wednesday’s top business news stories:

Associated Press

New auto sales up in 2021, but long way before full recovery, by Tom Krisher

A record 4.5 million Americans quit their jobs in November, by Paul Wiseman

CNN

The world’s 500 richest people became $1 trillion richer last yea, by Allison Morrow

GM was America’s largest automaker for nearly a century. It was just dethroned by Toyota, by Chris Isidore

The Wall Street Journal

U.S. Prevails Over Canada in Dairy Dispute Under New Trade Deal, by Josh Zumbrun

Southwest, JetBlue and Other Airlines Cancel More Than 1,000 U.S. Flights, by Joseph de Avila

CNBC

Walmart expands its direct-to-fridge InHome delivery service to 30 million homes, by Frank Holland Melissa Repko

Chrysler kicks off plans to go all-electric by 2028 with debut of Airflow EV concept car, by Michael Wayland

Reuters

Nevada to join $26 bln opioid settlement with drug distributors, J&J, by Nate Raymond

Ford, GM shares jump as electric truck battle heats up, by Noel Randewich, Paul Lienert

News about business journalism 

Bloomberg hires Woody to cover consumer climate stories

Poggi named editor of Ad Age

Bloomberg Media CEO Smith departing to launch startup

Motley Fool expands flagship podcast to daily

D CEO magazine hires Call as its executive editor

WSJ hires Meyer to write Notes on News

Meyers joins Morning Brew as reporter

Insider promotes Zeballos-Roig to senior economics reporter

Wired taps Kelly as features editor

Toulon departs Bloomberg after 22 years

Jacob to join WSJ real-time news desk

Stanberry swaps CNBC for Fortune

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