Some of Tuesday’s top business news stories:
Associated Press
Pandemic pushes start of holiday shopping earlier than ever, by Joseph Pisani, Anne D’Innocenzio
Group sues to block California boardroom diversity law, by Brian Melley
CNN
Companies just did $1 trillion in deals despite the pandemic. Here’s why, by Julia Horowitz
Exxon briefly dethroned as America’s most valuable energy company, by Matt Egan
The Wall Street Journal
Bristol to Pay $13.1 Billion for Heart-Drug Maker MyoKardia, by Jared S. Hopkins
Food Makers Add Staff, Capacity as Pandemic Persists, by Heather Haddon
CNBC
Walmart signs trio of drone deals as it races to play catch-up with Amazon, by Melissa Repko
Teens are buying fewer clothes, less food as their spending hits two-decade low, by Lauren Thomas
Reuters
Google renames business software package Workspace, by Paresh Dave
SAP pledges to spend more on social, diverse businesses
News about business journalism
Rest of World hires Matsakis from Wired
NYFWA’s Financial Follies becoming an all-video event
Fortune’s Lashinsky to be EIC of World 50
Adweek hires Kaplan as story desk editor
Bobkoff joins Axios as executive producer of podcasts
Whitaker-Moore joins Axios as managing editor
WSJ hires USA Today’s Patterson
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The Star Tribune is seeking an accomplished, motivated and versatile journalist and leader to shape…
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