Talking Biz News Today – Sept. 9, 2022

Some of Friday’s top business news stories: The Associated Press Powell: Higher rates won’t likely cause deep US recession, by Christopher Rugaber EU nations seek joint approach to contain energy prices, by Raf Casert CNN The US dollar is strong but something is off, by Nicole Goodkind Apple unveils new iPhones, Apple Watches and AirPods, […]

Talking Biz News Today – Sept. 8, 2022

Some of Thursday’s top business news stories: The Associated Press Report: Clean energy jobs grow, but wages lag fossil sector European Central Bank to join US Fed in outsized rate hikes, by David McHugh CNN Apple announces satellite emergency SOS feature for iPhone 14, by Jackie Wattles and Samantha Murphy Kelly Amazon has no plan to make workers […]

Talking Biz News Today – Sept. 7, 2022

Some of Wednesday’s top business news stories: The Associated Press Global shares decline on interest rate, recession worries, by Yuri Kageyama China’s export growth sinks in August, imports shrink, by Joe McDonald CNN What to expect at Apple’s ‘far out’ iPhone 14 event, by Catherine Thorbecke and Samantha Murphy Kelly As China’s economy slows, one industry is […]

Talking Biz News Today – Sept. 6, 2022

Some of Tuesday’s top business news stories: The Associated Press Australia central bank lifts cash rate to 2.35% in 5th hike, by Rod McGuirk Asian stocks mixed after China promises to boost growth, by Joe McDonald CNN OPEC agrees to cut production after oil price slump, by Mark Thompson One of the biggest strikes in […]

Talking Biz News Today – Sept. 2, 2022

Some of Friday’s top business news stories: The Associated Press Asian stock markets lower ahead of latest US jobs reading, by Joe McDonald Starbucks names former PepsiCo executive as new CEO, by Dee-Ann Durbin CNN Australia shut its borders to workers, now it’s desperate to get them back, by Hilary Whiteman Strikes sweep Britain as soaring […]

Talking Biz News Today – Sept. 1, 2022

Some of Thursday’s top business news stories: The Associated Press Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard deal gets global scrutiny, by Matt O’Brien and Kelvin Chan CNN Snapchat to lay off more than 1,200 staffers, or 20% of global headcount, by Catherine Thorbecke Big discounts are coming this holiday season, by Nathaniel Meyersohn The Wall Street Journal Disney […]

Talking Biz News Today – Aug. 31, 2022

Some of Wednesday’s top business news stories: The Associated Press Global stocks down after strong US jobs data, by Joe McDonald Inflation hits 9.1% in countries using euro currency CNN China stocks hit four-week low as Covid cases spread and factory output shrinks, by Laura He Consumers are still buying lots of furniture, electronics, home […]

Talking Biz News Today – Aug. 30, 2022

Some of Tuesday’s top business news stories: The Associated Press Elon Musk subpoenas Twitter whistleblower ahead of trial Asian stocks mixed after Wall St fell on Fed inflation move, by Joe McDonald CNN European power prices shatter records as energy crisis intensifies, by Julia Horowitz Twitter was questioned by SEC over bots, user numbers in […]

Talking Biz News Today – Aug. 29, 2022

Some of Monday’s top business news stories: The Associated Press Low fuel inventories cause special concern in US Northeast, by David Sharp ‘Tape or chewing gum:’ Twitter’s lapses echo worldwide, by Barbara Ortutay CNN Layoffs. Losses. Plunging share prices. These pandemic winners are now struggling, by Chris Isidore Ford is raising the price of its electric […]

Talking Biz News Today – Aug. 26, 2022

Some of Friday’s top business news stories: The Associated Press Britain to see 80% spike in energy bills as crisis deepens, by Sylvia Hui Global stocks gain as traders watch Fed speech, by Joe McDonald CNN Computer chips were in high demand. Then inflation kicked in, by Julia Horowitz Why Tesla’s stock is so much […]