Some of Wednesday’s top business news stories:
Associated Press
Feds sue Walmart over role in opioid crisis, by Michael Balsamo, Anne D’Innocenzio
During crucial holiday season, US consumer confidence slumps, by Matt Ott
CNN
Airlines welcome back thousands of furloughed workers after Congress passes stimulus bill, by Chauncey Alcorn
How Google, Microsoft and others plan to work post-pandemic, by Kathryn Vasel
The Wall Street Journal
IAC’s Plans to Spin Off Vimeo Send Shares Surging, by Matt Grossman
U.S. Postal Service Struggles to Keep Up With Christmas Deliveries, by Suzanne Kapner, Paul Ziobro
CNBC
Pfizer nears deal with U.S. government for more Covid vaccine doses, sources say, by Berkeley Lovelace Jr.
Punch Bowl Social files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy after pandemic devastates its business, by Amelia Lucas
Reuters
LG Electronics, Magna to set up $1 billion JV to make electric car gear
U.S. SEC charges blockchain company Ripple for conducting an unregistered securities offering, by Katanga Johnson
News about business journalism
Financial Times is cutting 64 jobs
Ex controller of Grant’s Interest Rates Observer pleads guilty of embezzlement
MarketWatch.com names Schroeder its DC bureau chief
FT names Fishburn as opinion and analysis editor
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Bloomberg Television has hired Brenda Kerubo as a desk producer in London. She will be covering Europe's…
In a meeting at CNBC headquarters Thursday afternoon, incoming boss Mark Lazarus presented a bullish…
Ritika Gupta, the BBC's North American business correspondent, was interviewed by Global Woman magazine about…
Rest of World has hired Kinling Lo as a China reporter. Lo was previously a…
Bloomberg News saw strong unique visitor growth to its website in October, passing Fox Business…