Some of Thursday’s top business news stories:
Associated Press
FBI warns ransomware assault threatens US healthcare system, by Frank Bajak
General Electric’s 3Q adjusted profit surprises Wall Street, by Michelle Chapman
CNN
Boeing will lay off another 7,000 workers as losses mount, by Chris Isidore
CEOs of Google, Twitter and Facebook grilled in Senate hearing, by Kaya Yurieff, Brian Fung
The Wall Street Journal
U.S. Car Business Vrooms Back From Pandemic Nadir, by Mike Colias, Nora Naughton
Tiffany Agrees to New Deal Terms With LVMH, by Cara Lombardo, Dana Cimilluca
CNBC
Ford blows away earnings expectations as consumers buy up trucks during pandemic, by Michael Wayland
Surge in online holiday shopping will pack 2 years of growth into one season, Adobe says, by Lauren Thomas
Reuters
J.C. Penney enters asset purchase agreement with Brookfield, Simon
Too few companies disclose financial hit from climate change, regulator says, by Huw Jones
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