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Talking Biz News Today — Aug. 20, 2018

August 20, 2018

Posted by Chris Roush

TBNSome of Monday’s top business news stories:

Associated Press

Online socks seller Bombas mixes commerce and charity, by Anne D’Innocenzio

U.S. says conserving oil is no longer an economic imperative, by Ellen Knickmeyer

Bloomberg

Big questions on global economy hang over Jackson Hole gathering, by Christopher Condon and Piotr Skolimowski

Tesla drama hasn’t dented estimate of all-important Model 3 output, by Tom Randall

Fortune

Expiration of major cybersex patent could set off explosive innovation, by David Z. Morris

Netflix is testing ads for its original content, by Lisa Marie Segarra

Reuters 

Trade war puts strains on America Inc.’s factories in China, by Samantha Vadas, Adam Jourdan and Anne Marie Roantree

Iran says no OPEC member can take over its share of oil exports, by Bozorgmehr Sharafedin

News about business journalism

Automotive News hires mobility tech reporter

CNET hires Wong as tech reporter

Bloomberg hires Fast Company’s Carr for tech team

Forbes.com hits a record for visitors in July

Attention Rachel Maddow: The WSJ did not bury a story

Crain’s New York hires Henderson to cover health care

Al-Muslim to cover travel, tourism stories for WSJ

Why Quartz is pushing ahead with its chatbot

This date in business journalism

2013: Assessing the new Bloomberg Media CEO’s plans

2008: Ukman named Washington Post economics editor

Business journalism birthday

Aug. 19: Mark Calvey of San Francisco Business Times

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