Talking Biz News – Jan. 20, 2022
Some of Thursday’s top business news stories: Associated Press Starbucks nixes vaccine mandate after Supreme Court ruling, by Dee-Ann Durbin US, UK begin talks on lifting Trump’s steel tariffs, by Paul Wiseman CNN Flush with cash, big companies are ready to buy up rivals and reward investors, by Paul R. La Monica Gilead announces massive […]
Talking Biz News – Jan 19, 2022
Some of Wednesday’s top business news stories: Associated Press Microsoft buys game maker Activision Blizzard for about $70B, by Matt O’Brien US regulators aiming at illegal and anticompetitive mergers, by Marcy Gordon CNN Goldman Sachs earned nearly $4 billion, but that wasn’t good enough, by Paul R. La Monica AT&T, Verizon delay launching 5G near […]
Talking Biz News – Jan. 18, 2022
Some of Tuesday’s top business news stories: Associated Press Race to cut carbon emissions splits U.S. states on nuclear, by Jennifer McDermott Train derails near LA site of recent wave of cargo thefts CNN Airlines ask Biden administration for ‘immediate intervention’ on 5G, by Pete Muntean, Gregory Wallace Billionaires added $5 trillion to their fortunes […]
Talking Biz News – Jan. 14, 2022
Some of Friday’s top business news stories: Associated Press Supreme Court halts COVID-19 vaccine rule for US businesses, by Mark Sherman, Jessica Gresko GoFundMe acquires nonprofit fundraising platform Classy CNN Mortgage rates are highest since March 2020, by Anna Bahney Volkswagen falls further behind Tesla in the race to electric, by Charles Riley The Wall […]
Talking Biz News – Jan. 13, 2022
Some of Thursday’s top business news stories: Associated Press Inflation at 40-year high pressures consumers, Fed and Biden, by Christopher Rugaber US shoppers find some groceries scarce due to virus, weather, by Dee-Ann Durbin, Parker Purifoy CNN Meat is finally getting cheaper. But these other foods aren’t, by Danielle Wiener-Bronner The big test for inflation […]
Talking Biz News – Jan. 12, 2022
Some of Wednesday’s top business news stories: Associated Press Omicron wave prompts media to rethink which data to report, by David Bauder Outbreaks, bottlenecks expected to slow global growth in ’22, by Paul Wiseman CNN Here’s why grocery stores are struggling to stock their empty shelves, by Parija Kavilanz Global experts are very worried about […]
Talking Biz News – Jan. 11, 2022
Some of Tuesday’s top business news stories: Associated Press Grand Theft Auto maker buys FarmVille company in $12.7B deal, by Michelle Chapman Universal health care proposal gets first test in California, by Adam Beam CNN Asia’s richest man is buying the Mandarin Oriental in New York for $98 million, by Michelle Toh Think 2021 was […]
Talking Biz News – Jan. 10, 2022
Some of Monday’s top business news stories: Associated Press US unemployment sinks to 3.9% as many more people find jobs, by Christopher Rugaber Inflation up, virus down as priorities in US: AP-NORC poll, by Will Weissert, Hannah Fingerhut CNN Papa Johns plans to open over 1,350 stores in China, by Danielle Wiener-Bronner Amazon shortens Covid […]
Talking Biz News – Jan. 7, 2022
Some of Friday’s top business news stories: Associated Press November trade deficit hits near record-high $80.2 billion, by Martin Crutsinger France fines Google, Facebook millions over tracking consent, by Kelvin Chan CNN Airlines cancel another 1,600 flights, citing worker coronavirus cases, by Pete Muntean Americans are tired of Covid and ready to spend, by Alici […]
Talking Biz News – Jan 6, 2022
Some of Thursday’s top business news stories: Associated Press Fed officials see earlier rate hikes as US hiring recovers, by Christopher Rugaber Unionized Starbucks workers walk out, citing health concerns CNN Stellantis, Jeep’s parent company, is teaming up with Amazon, by Peter Valdes-Dapena This key jobs report for December just dwarfed expectations, by Anneken Tappe […]
