Some of Monday’s top business news stories:
Associated Press
Online shoppers boost small business sales
In ride-hail boom, livery cabs feel squeezed and forgotten, Claudia Torrens
CNN
Warren Buffett reportedly loses a big takeover battle, by Paul R. La Monica
The car industry’s electric upheaval claims another 10,000 jobs, by Chrales Riley
The Wall Street Journal
Retailers Revamp Staffing as Fewer Shoppers Visit Stores, by Sarah Nassauer
China and Russia Are Partners—and Now Have a $55 Billion Pipeline to Prove It, by Georgi Kantchev
CNBC
Many retailers continue to lose against Amazon. But not Target and Best Buy, analyst says, by Mallika Mitra
Shoppers ring up record Thanksgiving sales online. Black Friday’s tally to exceed $7 billion, Adobe says, by Mallika Mitra
Reuters
Burst of social unrest tests emerging market risk models, by Tom Arnold, Karin Strohecker
Britain’s competition watchdog reviewing Google’s Looker buyout deal, by Pushkala Aripaka
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