Talking Biz News Today – Feb. 17, 2023

Some of Friday’s top business news stories: The Associated Press Cautious but steady consumers buoying hopes for US economy, by Christopher Rugaber and Anne D’Innocenzio Is Bing too belligerent? Microsoft looks to tame AI chatbot, by Matt O’Brien CNN YouTube CEO is stepping down after nearly a decade in role, by Brian Fung Soaring energy […]

Talking Biz News Today – Feb. 16, 2023

Some of Thursday’s top business news stories: The Associated Press Ford stops production of electric F-150 after battery fire Retail sales jump as Americans defy inflation and rate hikes, by Christopher Rugaber CNN Home builder sentiment sees biggest monthly jump since 2013, by Anna Bahney Starbucks doubles down on Asia Pacific with biggest expansion in […]

Talking Biz News Today – Feb. 15, 2023

Some of Wednesday’s top business news stories: The Associated Press Governments target medical debt with COVID relief funds, by Mark Pratt Elon Musk hopes to have Twitter CEO toward the end of year, by Jon Gambrell CNN Microsoft’s Bing AI demo called out for several errors, by Samantha Murphy Kelly Crypto is joining the grown-up […]

Talking Biz News Today – Feb. 14, 2023

Some of Tuesday’s top business news stories: The Associated Press Reports: T-Mobile users experience service outages across US US inflation likely eased again last month if more gradually, by Christopher Rugaber CNN Voice of Democracy, one of Cambodia’s last independent media outlets, has been shut down, by Heather Chen Twitter is stumbling. Some ex-employees are […]

Talking Biz News Today, Feb. 13, 2023

Some of Monday’s top business news stories: The Associated Press Google to expand misinformation “prebunking” in Europe, by David Klepper EU foresees economy improving, but inflation still painful, by David McHugh CNN More than half of Twitter’s top 1,000 advertisers stopped spending on platform, data show, by Clare Duffy Banning TikTok in the US ‘should […]

Talking Biz News Today – Feb. 10, 2023

Some of Friday’s top business news stories: The Associated Press UK economy stagnates during final three months of 2022, by Danica Kirka HarperCollins and striking union reach tentative agreement, by Hillel Italie CNN Elon Musk pledged transparency at Twitter. But he’s walling off researchers, by Brian Fung Yahoo to lay off 20% of its workforce, […]

Talking Biz News Today – Feb. 9, 2023

Some of Thursday’s top business news stories: The Associated Press Investors’ query: Can Google answer Microsoft’s AI threat?, by Michael Liedtke AI search engines can now chat with us, but glitches abound, by Matt O’Brien CNN Twitter users briefly unable to tweet, send messages, by Clare Duffy Disney plans to cut 7,000 jobs and reward […]

Talking Biz News Today – Feb. 8, 2023

Some of Wednesday’s top business news stories: The Associated Press Microsoft bakes ChatGPT-like tech into search engine Bing, by Matt O’Brien Fed’s Powell: Strong hiring could force further rate hikes, by Christopher Rugaber CNN Americans are becoming ‘reluctant’ to make larger purchases, new Fed report shows, by Alicia Wallace Zoom will lay off 1,300 employees and […]

Talking Biz News Today – Feb. 7, 2023

Some of Tuesday’s top business news stories: The Associated Press Japan’s SoftBank logs $5.9B loss as tech investments tumble, by Yuri Kageyama UK energy company BP’s profits double to $27.7 billion, by Danica Kirka CNN Google unveils its ChatGPT rival, by Catherine Thorbecke Binance briefly halts US dollar transfers, by Allison Morrow The Wall Street […]

Talking Biz News Today – Feb. 6, 2023

Some of Monday’s top business news stories: The Associated Press Fox sells out Super Bowl ads: crypto out, alcohol in, by Mae Anderson Retailers try to curb theft while not angering shoppers, by Anne D’Innocenzio CNN The bear market could make a comeback, by Nicole Goodkind National Enquirer has finally been sold after seeking a buyer […]