Talking Biz News Today – May 18, 2022

Some of Wednesday’s top business news stories: The Associated Press Retail sales rise 0.9% in April as consumers show resilience, by Christopher Rugaber Global stocks mixed after US retail data offset rate fears, by Joe McDonald CNN American oil is usually a cheaper option. Not anymore, by Julia Horowitz UK inflation hits 40-year high of […]

Talking Biz News Today – May 17, 2022

Some of Tuesday’s top business news stories: The Associated Press New US hospitals face fiscal crisis over COVID relief money, by Jay Reeves Musk: Doubt about spam accounts could scuttle Twitter deal CNN Top dealmaker says Chinese markets are ‘close to the bottom’, by Michelle Toh Stocks could fall a lot further, by Paul R. La […]

Talking Biz News Today – May 16, 2022

Some of Monday’s top business news stories: The Associated Press Shanghai says lockdown to ease as virus spread mostly ends Global shares trading mixed as markets eye US interest rates, by Yuri Kageyama CNN Robinhood soars after 30-year old crypto billionaire takes stake, by Paul R. La Monica Elon Musk says Twitter legal team told […]

Talking Biz News Today – May 13, 2022

Some of Friday’s top business news stories: The Associated Press Powell: ‘Soft’ economic landing may be out of Fed’s control, by Christopher Rugaber Elon Musk says Twitter deal ‘temporarily on hold’, by Kelvin Chan CNN Not all recessions are the same. Here’s what could happen to the economy and markets, by Nicole Goodkind China’s currency […]

Talking Biz News Today – May 12, 2022

Some of Thursday’s top business news stories: The Associated Press California lays out plan to drastically cut fossil fuel use, by Kathleen Ronayne Crypto comes to Washington. Will the millions buy influence?, by Brian Slodysko and Fatima Hussein CNN Google announces new smartphones, a watch and tablet at its I/O developer conference, by Rishi Iyengar and Rachel […]

Talking Biz News Today – May 11, 2022

Some of Wednesday’s top business news stories: The Associated Press US inflation might have dipped last month from 40-year high, by Christopher Rugaber EU lifts mask requirement for air travel as pandemic ebbs CNN Tesla’s China sales dive 98% as lockdowns take a toll, by Laura He Netflix with ads reportedly could come by the end […]

Talking Biz News Today – May 10, 2022

Some of Tuesday’s top business news stories: The Associated Press Asian stocks follow Wall St down on rate hike, economy fears, by Joe McDonald Sony’s profit surges on healthy film, game, music growth, by Yuri Kageyama CNN Elon Musk says he is ‘exactly aligned’ with Europe’s sweeping new rules for social media platforms, by Brian Fung […]

Talking Biz News Today – May 9, 2022

Some of Monday’s top business news stories: The Associated Press China trade weakens after cities shut down to fight virus, by Joe McDonald Workers grapple with new stresses as they return to office, by Anne D’Innocenzio CNN Elon Musk aims to quintuple Twitter’s revenue to $26.4 billion by 2028, NYT says To save itself, Netflix […]

Talking Biz News Today – May 6, 2022

Some of Friday’s top business news stories: The Associated Press Biden to plug manufacturing initiative at Ohio metal company, by Aamer Madhani Small businesses in need of a loan find banks are stingy, by Mae Anderson CNN Dow plunges more than 1,000 points in Wall Street’s worst day of the year, by Nicole Goodkind Shipping delays […]

Talking Biz News Today – May 5, 2022

Some of Thursday’s top business news stories: The Associated Press Rising interest rates in US will hinder foreign economies, by Paul Wiseman CNN Airbnb to crack down on parties during summer holidays, by Sara Ashley O’Brien Fed issues biggest rate hike in 22 years, by Anneken Tappe The Wall Street Journal Facebook Parent Meta Hits the Brakes […]