Talking Biz News Today — Sept. 9, 2020
Some of Wednesday’s top business news stories: Associated Press Companies testing vaccines pledge safety, high standards, by Linda A. Johnson GM to make electric vehicle, supply batteries for Nikola, by Tom Krisher CNN Apple scheduled an event for next week, fueling iPhone 12 speculation, by Clare Duffy Peloton cuts the price of its most popular […]
Talking Biz News Today — Sept. 8, 2020
Some of Tuesday’s top business news stories: Associated Press As virus cases drop, governors may gamble on bars. Again., by Paul J. Weber Italy investigates Apple, Google, Dropbox over cloud storage CNN ‘Tenet’ finally hits US theaters with $20.2 million opening, by Frank Pallotta Amazon bans foreign seed sales in the US, after mystery packages […]
Talking Biz News Today — Sept. 4, 2020
Some of Friday’s top business news stories: Associated Press Jobless claims fall to 881,000 but layoffs remain elevated, by Paul Wiseman EPA chief pledges more cleanups, less focus on climate, by John Flesher CNN Juul to lay off more workers, considers exiting some international markets, by Clare Duffy Airbnb CEO: People are booking months-long stays, […]
Talking Biz News Today — Sept. 3, 2020
Some of Thursday’s top business news stories: Associated Press Business owners tap into savings to withstand pandemic, by Joyce M. Rosenberg Survey: US companies added just 428,000 jobs last month, by Christopher Rugaber CNN First toilet paper, then yeast. Now laptops are hard to find, by Clare Duffy United Airlines will furlough 16,000 employees, by […]
Talking Biz News Today — Sept. 2, 2020
Some of Wednesday’s top business news stories: Associated Press Black former franchisees sue McDonald’s for discrimination, by Dee-Ann Durbin Zoom stock surges, market value tops Boeing, Starbucks CNN Tesla looks to raise $5 billion by selling more of its red-hot stock, by Paul R. La Monica The airline industry could shrink by half to survive, […]
Talking Biz News Today — Sept. 1, 2020
Some of Tuesday’s top business news stories: Associated Press Amazon wins FAA approval to deliver packages by drone, by Joseph Pisani Delta, American join United in dropping most US change fees, by David Koenig The Wall Street Journal Zoom Again Lifts Full-Year Outlook as Sales Surge During Pandemic, by Kimberly Chin Walmart Tries Again to […]
Talking Biz News Today — Aug. 31, 2020
Some of Monday’s top business news stories: Associated Press United says it will drop widely scorned ticket-change fees, by David Koenig Fad or future? Telehealth expansion eyed beyond pandemic, by Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar CNN These businesses are making more money because Americans are staying home, by Alexis Benveniste These retailers filed for bankruptcy in August. Here’s […]
Talking Biz News Today — Aug. 28, 2020
Some of Friday’s top business news stories: Associated Press Fed: Rates to stay ultra-low even after inflation picks up, by Martin Crutsinger Walmart joins Microsoft in bid for video app TikTok, by Joseph Pisani, Zen Soo CNN Lord & Taylor is closing all of its stores after 194 years in business, by Jordan Valinsky 90% […]
Talking Biz News Today — Aug. 27, 2020
Some of Thursday’s top business news stories: Associated Press TikTok CEO resigns amid US pressure to sell video app, by Zen Soo Google location-tracking tactics troubled its own engineers, by Michael Liedtke CNN This tiny electric car could cost just $10,000 in the US. But there are tradeoffs, by Peter Valdes-Dapena The office is dead. […]
Talking Biz News Today — Aug. 26, 2020
Some of Wednesday’s top business news stories: Associated Press US consumer confidence falls in August to lowest in 6 years, by Martin Crutsinger July sales of new homes surge 13.9%, far more than thought, by Matt Ott CNN The US and China say they’re making progress on trade, even as other tensions worsen, by Shawn […]
