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Talking Biz News — Nov. 9, 2021

Some of Tuesday’s top business news stories:

Associated Press

Congress mandates new car technology to stop drunken driving, by Hope Yen, Tom Krisher

Robinhood hit by data breach exposing users’ emails, names

CNN

Senate Democrats urge Biden to consider tapping emergency oil reserves or even ban oil exports to fight high gas prices, by Matt Egan

These companies will buy your home instantly. Here’s what that means for a red-hot real estate market, by Anna Bahney

The Wall Street Journal

Infrastructure Projects to Boost Sales and Prices, Industry Executives Say, by Austen Hufford

Regeneron’s Antibody Drug Cut Risk of Covid-19 by 82%, Company Says, by Joseph Walker

CNBC

Macy’s raises hourly wage to $15 and rolls out college tuition to try to win workers, by Lauren Thomas

White House tells businesses to proceed with vaccine mandate despite court-ordered pause, by Spencer Kimball

Reuters

U.S. eyes January rollout of first projects to counter China’s Belt and Road -official, by Andrea Shalal

Inflation tops pandemic as investor concern -Fed report, by Pete Schroeder, Howard Schneider

News about business journalism 

Wirecutter’s journalists planning to strike around Black Friday

“An Ugly Truth” wins SABEW Best in Business Book award

Epp to cover economic, biz and infrastructure for VPR

Chemical Watch managing editor Hyland departs

E&E News reporter Clark to cover climate law

Forbes moves McEvoy to wealth beat

MLex hires Wallace to cover data privacy and security

Hoffman joins Bloomberg TV as field producer covering politics

WSJ wins award for its trade coverage

MLex hires Bloomberg’s Bolongaro as a senior editor

Labor coverage is coming back in a big way

Miami Herald hires Kaiser to cover cruise industry, tourism

TechRadar editor in chief Swider leaving for Substack newsletter

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