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Talking Biz News — Nov 16, 2021

Some of Tuesday’s top business news stories:

Associated Press

Key reason for supply shortages: Americans keep spending, by Tom Krisher, Paul Wiseman

Amazon settles California COVID workers notification dispute, by Dom Thompson

CNN

Video game consoles and smartphones will be harder to find this holiday season, by Samantha Murphy Kelly

Casper is being taken private again, just two years after its splashy IPO, by Jordan Vlinsky

The Wall Street Journal

Tyson Foods Raises Meat Prices as Costs Escalate, by Jacob Bunge, Matt Grossman

Ohio Sues Meta Alleging Facebook Parent Misled Public About Its Products’ Effect on Children, by Meghan Bobrowsky

CNBC
October retail sales are expected to be strong, showing economy is back on track, by Patti Domm

Factory shutdowns in Vietnam could have longer impact for apparel and footwear retailers, BofA warns, by Lauren Thomas

Reuters

Exclusive: Exxon launches sale of shale gas properties in Texas, by Shariq Khan, Sabrina Valle

Google earmarks $740 mln for Australia to mend ties after exit threat

News about business journalism 

Former Fortune editor Leaf named Ellison Institute fellow

Forbes assistant editor Kreznar departing for new job

Rest of World looks to differentiate itself in a crowded tech news field

Yang moves to crypto and market structure beat at Bloomberg

Bloomberg’s Faux to write book on cryptocurrency

NY Times tech reporter Zhong joining climate desk

Lam joins Bloomberg as a producer in Hong Kong

Fox’s Bartiromo accused of calling attorney general about election

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