Some of Monday’s top business news stories:
Associated Press
Trump signs massive measure funding government, COVID relief, by Jill Colvin, Lisa Mascaro, Andrew Taylor
EU, UK unveil vast trade pact set to enter force on Jan 1, by Lorne Cook
CNN
‘Wonder Woman’ vs. ‘Soul’: 2020’s biggest blockbuster battle is on streaming, by Frank Pallotta
Holiday retail sales jumped 3% as more people shop for decor and furniture for their homes, by Jazmin Goodwin
The Wall Street Journal
Consumer Brands Bet Working From Home Is Here to Stay, by Annie Gasparro, Sharon Terlep
Covid-19 Upended Americans’ Finances, Just Not in the Ways We Expected, by Ben Eisen
CNBC
The 10 biggest retail bankruptcies of 2020, by Lauren Thomas
The plant-based meat industry has grown into a $20 billion business — but challenges remain, by Abigail Ng
Reuters
China to leapfrog U.S. as world’s biggest economy by 2028: think tank
BMW aims for 20% of its vehicles to be electric by 2023 -paper
News about business journalism
Bloomberg’s Bartenstein moving to Middle East team
Tech journalism can improve in 2021 with better sources
Tacoma business columnist Virgin dies at 64
Variety reporter McNary has died at 69
