Talking Biz News Today — Dec. 23, 2020

Some of Wednesday’s top business news stories: Associated Press Feds sue Walmart over role in opioid crisis, by Michael Balsamo, Anne D’Innocenzio During crucial holiday season, US consumer confidence slumps, by Matt Ott CNN Airlines welcome back thousands of furloughed workers after Congress passes stimulus bill, by Chauncey Alcorn How Google, Microsoft and others plan […]

Talking Biz News Today — Dec. 21, 2020

Some of Monday’s top business news stories: Associated Press Congress seals agreement on $900 billion COVID relief bill, by Andrew Taylor US airport traffic rising despite holiday travel warnings, by Michael Liedtke CNN Massive SolarWinds hack has big businesses on high alert, by Rishi Iyengar Tesla is about to become the top S&P 500 stock. […]

Talking Biz News Today — Dec. 18, 2020

Some of Friday’s top business news stories: Associated Press Dozens of states file anti-trust lawsuit against Google, by Colleen Slevin, Michael Liedtke Wall Street braces for trading surge as Tesla enters S&P 500, by Alex Veiga CNN Robinhood agrees to pay a $65 million fine for deceiving clients, by Chris Isidore, Matt Egan Gridlock at […]

Talking Biz News Today — Dec. 17, 2020

Some of Thursday’s top business news stories: Associated Press Bitcoin surges past $20,000, erasing 3 years of deep losses, by Ken Sweet Robinhood accused of downplaying the risks of trading, by Alex Veiga, Stan Choe CNN Bill Gates, Amazon and British Airways are backing a hydrogen plane startup, by Hanna Ziady Facebook feuds with Apple […]

Talking Biz News Today — Dec 16, 2020

Some of Wednesday’s top business news stories: Associated Press Florida might shut down bay known nationally for its oysters, by Brendan Farrington Honda recalls 1.4M US vehicles for software, other problems CNN Europe threatens to break up Big Tech if it doesn’t play by new rules, by Julia Horowitz Exxon is in crisis. Angry shareholders […]

Talking Biz News Today — Dec. 15, 2020

Some of Tuesday’s top business news stories: Associated Press Agency homing in on social media companies’ data collection, by Marcy Gordon US, states crack down on scams bilking desperate Americans, by Marcy Gordon CNN Pinterest settles gender discrimination lawsuit with former exec for $22.5 million, by Rishi Ilyengar Mastercard, Visa and Discover cut ties with […]

Talking Biz News Today — Dec. 14, 2020

Some of Monday’s top business news stories: Associated Press US agencies hacked in monthslong global cyberspying campaign, by Eric Tucker, Frank Bajak, Matt O’Brien Loss of ‘snowbirds’ amid pandemic another hit to US tourism, by Terry Tang, Terry Spencer CNN Pfizer and Moderna could score $32 billion in Covid-19 vaccine sales — in 2021 alone, […]

Talking Biz News Today — Dec. 11, 2020

Some of Friday’s top business news stories: Associated Press Airbnb shares more than double in price in long-awaited IPO, by Dee-Ann Durbin EU leaders agree to reduce emissions after all-night talks, by Samuel Petrequin CNN Disney+ announcements are an ‘earth-shaking’ development in the streaming wars, by Brian Stelter ECB unleashes $600 billion in new stimulus […]

Talking Biz News Today — Dec 10, 2020

Some of Thursday’s top business news stories: Associated Press US antitrust siege of tech widens with lawsuits vs Facebook, by Marcy Gordon, Michael R. Sisak Airbnb, resilient in pandemic, goes forward with IPO, by Dee-Ann Durbin CNN Falling sales, job losses and bankruptcies: Pain spreads across coal country, by Chris Isidore DoorDash soars 85% in […]

Talking Biz News Today — Dec 9, 2020

Some of Wednesday’s top business news stories: Associated Press Pfizer vaccine moves closer to getting the OK in the US, by Lauran Neergaard, Matthew Perrone Apple to tighten app privacy, remove apps that don’t comply, by Kelvin Chan CNN Automakers are still cranking out masks and other PPE as Covid roars back, by Peter Valdes-Dapena […]