Some of Friday’s top business news stories:
Associated Press
US unemployment claims fall to 779,000 but job cuts grind on, by Christopher Rugaber
Ford loses $1.28B in 2020, raises electric vehicle spending, by Tom Krisher
CNN
$1.7 billion Ponzi scheme defrauded 17,000 investors, SEC says, by Ramishah Maruf
Voting technology company Smartmatic files $2.7 billion lawsuit against Fox News, Rudy Giuliani and Sidney Powell over ‘disinformation campaign’, by Oliver Darcy
The Wall Street Journal
Johnson & Johnson Asks U.S. Regulators for Emergency Approval of Its Covid-19 Vaccine, by Peter Loftus
Holidays Sales Slumped, but Some Retailers Predict a Snapback, by Suzanne Kapner
CNBC
Chobani is eyeing an IPO later this year, by Amelia Lucas
Peloton quarterly sales top $1 billion, but shares fall as cycle maker steps up further supply chain investments, by Lauren Thomas
Reuters
Robinhood lifts trading restrictions on all stocks, including GameStop
Looming Apple privacy changes weigh on Snap despite revenue growth, by Sheila Dang
News about business journalism
Revenue, profit rise at WSJ parent Dow Jones
Gizmodo parent fired journalist because of activism, union claims
Dobbs and Bartiromo of Fox Business sued by election tech company
Former Business Insider executive editor Rebecca Harrington has been hired by Dynamo to be its…
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…