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Talking Biz News — Nov. 11, 2021

November 11, 2021

Posted by Irina Slav

Some of Thursday’s top business news stories:

Associated Press

Electric truck maker Rivian zooms to $86B market value, by Matt Ott

After Twitter poll, CEO Musk sells off $5B in Tesla shares, by Tom Krisher

CNN

78% of US markets hit with double-digit home price increases, by Anna Bahney

Top automakers won’t commit to selling only zero-emission cars by 2040, by Wale Azeez

The Wall Street Journal

Zillow Sells 2,000 Homes in Dismantling Its House-Flipping Business, by Will Parker

Twitter Launches Cryptocurrency Team to Explore Bitcoin, Blockchain Uses, by Joseph Pisani

CNBC

Beyond Meat shares crater as losses mount, company expects weak U.S. sales growth ahead, by Amelia Lucas

Governments and Big Oil were first. The next wave of climate lawsuits will target banks and boards, by Sam Meredith

Reuters

Marketmind: Rate hikes back on markets’ radar

Finland plans to let workers see colleagues’ salaries to close gender pay gap, by Essi Lehto

News about business journalism 

Insider hires Black as a correspondent

Thompson to cover disinformation for NY Times tech team

WSJ updates staff on how it’s helping Afghan colleagues

Workweek launches to help business journalists

Savage appointed executive editor for growth at Politico

Deadline promotes Blyth to senior awards editor

Insider deputy editor Varinsky leaving for NBC News

The Verge is limiting “background” talks with PR people

Telegraph’s US tech reporter Dodds goes freelance

Meaker joins Wired as senior European business writer

 

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