Talking Biz News Today — Nov. 25, 2020

Some of Wednesday’s top business news stories:

Associated Press

Left for dead, twice, RadioShack gets another shot online, by Matt Ott

As virus cases spike, financial outlook for airlines dims

CNN

Tesla’s market value tops $500 billion for the first time, by Clare Duffy

Amazon wins legal fight against eBay over alleged seller poaching, by Rishi Iyengar

The Wall Street Journal

Penguin Random House Parent Near Deal to Buy Simon & Schuster From ViacomCBS, by Benjamin Mullin, Jeffrey A. Trachtenberg

Strong PC Sales Help HP, Dell Offset Office-Spending Slump, by Maria Armental

CNBC

Gap shares tumble as earnings fall short, retailer ‘remains optimistic’ about the holidays, by Lauren Thomas

Texas hospitals prepare to administer Covid vaccine shots in less than three weeks, by Will Feuer, Noah Higgins-Dunn

Reuters

OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma pleads guilty to criminal charges, by Mike Spector

Retailers already fear U.S. holiday ‘shipageddon’; now here come vaccines, by Lisa Baertlein

News about business journalism

Judge denies SBA request to stay order for information

Knight-Bagehot application for 21-22 is now open

South Carolina daily hires Brown to cover growth and development

CNN names biz/tech correspondent Gold its Israel correspondent

Vanity Fair Hive hires Elder as executive editor