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Talking Biz News Today – Aug 15, 2023

Some of Tuesday’s top business news stories:

The Associated Press

Biden says auto workers need ‘good jobs that can support a family’ in union talks with carmakers, by Josh Boak

UBS to pay $1.44 billion to settle 2007 financial crisis-era mortgage fraud case, last of such cases, by Ken Sweet

CNN

US gas prices climb to highest level in nearly 10 months, by Matt Egan

Home Depot’s slowing sales suggest Americans feel lousy about housing, by Anna Bahney

The Wall Street Journal

Hollywood Studios Resume Talks With Writers to End Monthslong Labor Dispute, by Joe Flint

Amazon’s Leader on Alexa, Echo and Other Devices Plans to Leave, by Dana Mattioli and Jessica Toonkel

CNBC

Four reasons why the consumer is so confusing — and what that may mean for retail earnings, by Melissa Repko and Gabriel Cortés

Nikola shares fall after EV maker recalls all of its battery-electric semitrucks following a fire, by John Rosevear

Reuters

Investors pummeled by tech in 2022 make new bets on sector in second quarter, by Svea Herbst-Bayliss

Target set to post first quarterly revenue drop in six years as consumers cut spending, by Granth Vanaik

News about business journalism:

Crain’s Cleveland reporter McCafferty to go freelance

US ambassador meets with jailed WSJ reporter

Bankadelic podcast: AI is changing how financial advisors work at light speed

CNBC hires Semafors’ Hoffman as on-air contributor

CNN revamps its programming lineup

CoinDesk lays off 45% of editorial staff

Portnoy to join Sports Biz Journal as college sports reporter

FT names long list for Business Book of the Year

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