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Talking Biz News Today – Oct. 4, 2023

Some of Wednesday’s top business news stories:

The Associated Press

More evidence that the US job market remains hot after US job openings rise unexpectedly in August, by Paul Wiseman

Biden says that all 10 drugs targeted for the first Medicare price negotiations will participate, by Will Weissert

CNN

GM, Ford lay off 500 more workers, blaming strike, by Chris Isidore and Vanessa Yurkevich

75,000 Kaiser Permanente workers walk off the job. It’s the largest health care worker strike in US history, by Samantha Delouya

The Wall Street Journal

Netflix Plans to Raise Prices After Actors Strike Ends, by Jessica Toonkel and Sarah Krouse

Chicago Tipping Fight Brings Tough Choices for Restaurants, by Heather Haddon

 CNBC

United Airlines buys 110 additional Boeing, Airbus jets into the 2030s with delivery slots scarce, by Leslie Josephs

Mortgage demand drops to the lowest level since 1996, as interest rates head toward 8%, by Diana Olick

Reuters

US FDA authorizes Novavax’s updated COVID shot, shares rise, by Sriparna Roy and Michael Erman

Exclusive: Meta to lay off employees in metaverse silicon unit on Wednesday, by Katie Paul

News about business journalism:

Talking Biz News Today – Oct. 3, 2023

Bloomberg taps Phartiyal as South Asia tech reporter

Bloomberg Law’s Phengitthsy moves to FDA and drug pricing beat

LA Times, Public Health Watch and KPCC among Barlett & Steele winners

Daily Herald biz editor Schwarz moves to sports

Castronuovo to cover state health trends for Bloomberg Law

NY Times Move-a-Palooza: London Express reporter, three Well team assigns, five int’l Sports staffers

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