Talking Biz News Today — Oct. 8, 2020
Some of Thursday’s top business news stories: Associated Press Bleak outlook without stimulus: More layoffs, anemic growth, by Christopher Rugaber Up to 150 million could join extreme poor, World Bank says, by Cara Anna CNN Citigroup fined $400 million for risk management deficiencies, by Clare Duffy Billionaire Laurene Powell Jobs cuts back on journalism investments, […]
Talking Biz News Today — Oct. 7, 2020
Some of Wednesday’s top business news stories: Associated Press Google, Oracle meet in copyright clash at Supreme Court, by Jessica Gresco Government probes Microsoft’s effort to boost diversity, by Matt O’Brien, Alexandra Olson CNN America’s trade deficit climbs to the highest level in 14 years, by Anneken Tappe Fed chair warns of economic tragedy if […]
Talking Biz News Today — Oct. 6, 2020
Some of Tuesday’s top business news stories: Associated Press Pandemic pushes start of holiday shopping earlier than ever, by Joseph Pisani, Anne D’Innocenzio Group sues to block California boardroom diversity law, by Brian Melley CNN Companies just did $1 trillion in deals despite the pandemic. Here’s why, by Julia Horowitz Exxon briefly dethroned as America’s […]
Talking Biz News Today — Oct. 5, 2020
Some of Monday’s top business news stories: Associated Press Long-term jobless caught in a squeeze that imperils recovery, by Christopher Rugaber, Alexandra Olson California wavers on theme park opening rules amid pressure, by Adam Beam, Amy Taxin CNN Nearly 4 million US jobs have vanished forever, by Matt Egan James Bond’s ‘No Time To Die’ […]
Talking Biz News Today — Oct. 2, 2020
Some of Friday’s top business news stories: Associated Press US hiring likely slowed in September for 3rd straight month, by Christopher Rugaber Lawmakers approve funding for hospitals, landlords, farmers, by Emily Wagster Pettus, Leah Willingham CNN Amazon said nearly 20,000 workers got coronavirus, by Sara Ashley O’Brien Car sales are rebounding, but they’re still not […]
Talking Biz News Today — Oct. 1, 2020
Some of Thursday’s top business news stories: Associated Press 31.4% spring slide for a US economy likely to shrink in 2020, by Martin Crutsinger Secretive, never profitable Palantir makes market debut, by Frank Bajak CNN The collapse of global air travel is putting 46 million jobs at risk, by Hanna Ziady Goldman Sachs resumes job […]
Talking Biz News Today — Sept. 30, 2020
Some of Wednesday’s top business news stories: Associated Press Ski resorts struggle to hire amid Trump’s student visa ban, by Thomas Peipert $215M in BP oil spill money to restore Louisiana marshes CNN JPMorgan Chase to pay $920 million to settle trading misconduct allegations, by Paul R. La Monica Amazon expands personal shopping service to […]
Talking Biz News Today — Sept. 29, 2020
Some of Tuesday’s top business news stories: Associated Press House Democrats unveil new $2.2T proposal for virus aid, by Andrew Taylor United Airlines pilots approve deal that delays furloughs, by David Koenig CNN Caesars could buy William Hill for $3.7 billion as sports betting booms, by Hanna Ziady Judge in Apple ‘Fortnite’ case slams Epic’s […]
Talking Biz News Today — Sept. 28, 2020
Some of Monday’s top business news stories: Associated Press Federal judge postpones Trump ban on popular app TikTok, by Anne D’Innocenzio, Matt O’Brien Corps reinstates permits for natural gas pipeline project CNN Remote work could spell doom for your favorite dry cleaner and lunch spot, by Anneken Tappe Elon Musk criticizes OpenAI exclusively licensing GPT-3 […]
Talking Biz News Today — Sept. 25, 2020
Some of Friday’s top business news stories: Associated Press Fraud, backlogs disrupt US unemployment benefit payments, by Christopher Rugaber, Maryclaire Dale Justice Dept. expected to file antitrust action vs. Google, by Michael Balsamo, Marcy Gordon CNN Economists are growing more worried about the recovery. Blame Congress, by Matt Egan The world’s second biggest movie theater […]
