Talking Biz News Today — Aug 4, 2021

Some of Wednesday’s top business news stories: Associated Press Toyota reports record profit amid pandemic, keeps forecasts, by Yuri Kageyama PepsiCo to sell Tropicana, other juices, in $3.3B deal, by Michelle Chapman CNN New York City will require vaccines for entry to restaurants and gyms, by Alexis Benveniste US household debt soared to nearly $15 […]

Talking Biz News Today — Aug 2, 2021

Some of Monday’s top business news stories: Associated Press Square to buy installment payment firm Afterpay in $29B deal, by Alex Veiga It’s in – and big: Senators produce $1T infrastructure bill, by Kevin Freking, Lisa Mascaro CNN Wall Street is buying up family homes. The rent checks are too juicy to ignore, by Hanna […]

Talking Biz News Today — July 30, 2021

Some of Friday’s top business news stories: Associated Press US economy surpasses pre-pandemic size with 6.5% Q2 growth, by Martin Crutsinger Amazon’s sales growth slows as pandemic shopping surge eases, by Anne D’Innocenzio CNN Melinda French Gates and McKenzie Scott team up to give $40 million to support women, by Clare Duffy Corporate America to […]

Talking Biz News Today — July 29, 2021

Some of Thursday’s top business news stories: Associated Press Infrastructure deal: Senate suddenly acts to take up bill, by Lisa Mascaro, Kevin Freking, Alan Fram Robinhood makes its debut on Wall Street, by Stan Choe, Alex Veiga CNN Facebook doubles profit but braces for hit from Apple privacy changes, by Clare Duffy Fed says Delta […]

Talking Biz News Today — July 28, 2021

Some of Wednesday’s top business news stories: Associated Press $15 wage becoming a norm as employers struggle to fill jobs, by Christopher Rugaber Robinhood IPO asks customers to play big role as investors, by Alex Veiga CNN Google revenue jumps 62%, fueled by demand for online advertising, by Rishi Iyengar Higher prices could be here […]

Talking Biz News Today — July 27, 2021

Some of Tuesday’s top business news stories: Associated Press Fed to discuss a pullback in economic aid with inflation up, by Christopher Rugaber Business travel stirs, but many road warriors stay grounded, by David Koenig CNN Tesla reports record quarterly earnings, blowing past Wall Street’s expectations, by Chris Isidore Goldman Sachs slashes US economic growth […]

Talking Biz News Today — July 26, 2021

Some of Monday’s top business news stories: Associated Press Senators race to overcome final snags in infrastructure deal, by Hope Yen, Lisa Mascaro Airports in the US West dealing with shortage of jet fuel CNN The Delta variant is another massive headache for the Fed, by Anneken Tappe ‘People are just walking out in the […]

Talking Biz News Today – July 23, 2021

Some of Friday’s top business news stories: Associated Press Americans are spending again and American Express is booming Amazon’s mission: Getting a ‘key’ to your apartment building, by Joseph Pisani CNN Twitter is having an inexplicably awesome 2021, by Paul R. La Monica Home prices hit another record high in June, by Anna Bahney The […]

Talking Biz News Today – July 22, 2021

Some of Thursday’s top business news stories: Associated Press Global markets follow Wall St higher as virus fears recede, by Joe McDonald Southwest sees milestone after booking unaided June profit CNN Space tourism tax proposed to boldly go where no tax has gone before, by Chris Isidore Taco Bell is facing a food shortage, by […]

Talking Biz News Today – July 21, 2021

Some of Wednesday’s top business news stories: Associated Press Coke sales surge in Q2 as re-openings gain momentum, by Dee-Ann Durbin Japan’s exports, imports zoom amid world pandemic recovery, by Yuri Kageyama CNN Stocks continue their big rebound Netflix falls short on subscriber growth and confirms plans to get into gaming, by Frank Pallotta The […]