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Talking Biz News Today — Dec. 23, 2019

Some of Monday’s top business news stories:

Associated Press

Most US workers still pay price of no paid parental leave, by Alexandra Olson

Boeing capsule returns to Earth after aborted space mission, by Marcia Dunn

Fortune

The Decade in IPOs: What These 6 Offerings Tell Us About Going Public in the 2010s, by Kevin Kelleher

This High-Speed, All-Female Bartending Competition Has Raised Over $1 Million to Fight Breast Cancer, by Emily Price

CNN

Investors may be overly complacent about 2020, by Paul R. La Monica

‘Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker’ caps off Disney’s big year with a big box office, by Frank Palotta

The Wall Street Journal

Banks Get Tough on Shale Loans as Fracking Forecasts Flop, by Christopher M. Matthews, Bradley Olson, Allison Prang

‘Amazon’s Choice’ Isn’t the Endorsement It Appears, by Shane Shiffett, Alexandra Berzon, Dana Mattioli

Reuters

Roche enters $1.15 billion licensing deal for Sarepta gene therapy, by Silke Koltrowitz

Activist hedge fund Marcato Capital to shut down after drop in assets, by Svea Herbst-Bayliss

News about business journalism

DealPro, new business magazine focused on China, set to launch

CNBC’s Griffeth to step back from anchor desk

WSJ hires Sebastian as spot news reporter

How “Nightly Business Report” defined TV biz news

Bloomberg Businessweek celebrates 90th anniversary

Melinek joins S&P Global Platts

Bloomberg Law reporter moves to new beat

Reuters joins climate coverage coalition

Forbes CEO reflects on 2019 successes

Meet NPR’s vice president Nancy Barnes

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