Some of Friday’s top business news stories:
Associated Press
Black Friday offers beacon of hope to struggling stores, by Anne D’Innocenzio
As economy struggles, Fed weighs boosting bond purchases, by Martin Crutsinger
CNN
Disney increases number of planned layoffs to 32,000 employees, by Hanna Ziady
France orders Big Tech to pay digital tax despite threat of US tariffs, by Julia Horowitz
The Wall Street Journal
With Slack, Salesforce Would Put Heat on Microsoft, by Aaron Tilley
Midwestern Governors Seek More Federal Covid-19 Aid for Businesses, by Kris Maher
CNBC
Thanksgiving is usually a $250 million box office haul. This weekend it will be hard to reach $20 million, by Sarah Whitten
World’s largest offshore wind farm seals financing deal worth $8 billion, by Anmar Frangoul
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