Some of Friday’s top business news stories:
Associated Press
751,000 seek US jobless benefits as virus hobbles economy, by Paul Wiseman
Japan’s Toyota sees profit slip, holding up despite pandemic, by Yuri Kageyama
CNN
Sainsbury’s is closing its deli counters as shopping goes online and local, by Hanna Ziady
Stocks are on track for their best week since April as vote count wears on, by Anneken Tappe
The Wall Street Journal
ESPN Cuts Jobs as Parent Disney Contends With Covid-19 Pandemic, by Benjamin Mullin
Peloton, Pizza and Videogames Grow in Stay-at-Home World, by Kimberly Chin, Sarah E. Needleman
CNBC
Famed luxury carmaker Bentley to go fully electric by 2030, by Michael Wayland
It won’t be a year without a Santa Claus, as malls turn to portable igloos and virtual visits to save the holiday tradition, by Lauren Thomas
Reuters
Smallest job gains in five months expected as U.S. labor market momentum wanes, by Lucia Mutikani
Apple must face shareholder lawsuit over CEO Cook’s China sales comments, by Jonathan Stempel
News about business journalism
How Barber was a success at the FT
Task departs Seeking Alpha to take on primary childcare
Bender, former NY Times biz journalist, dies at 95
Bloomberg reporter Sachgau joins Vivid Money as content manager
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