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Talking Biz News — Oct. 14, 2021

Some of Thursday’s top business news stories:

Associated Press

From cars to gasoline, surging prices match a 13-year high, by Christopher Rugaber

JPMorgan’s 3Q profits rise, but low rates weigh on revenue, by Ken Sweet

CNN

Home heating costs will rise sharply this winter, federal government forecasts, by Matt Egan

UAW goes on strike against John Deere, by Chris Isidore

The Wall Street Journal

L.A. Port to Operate Around the Clock to Ease Cargo Logjams, by Alex Leary, Paul Berger

Apple Studying Potential of AirPods as Health Device, by Rolfe Winkler

CNBC

GM’s recall of Bolt EV over fires sidelines production at Michigan plant until Nov. 1, by Michael Wayland

Luxury watch shortage drives growth of $20 billion secondhand market as start-ups rush to cash in, by Robert Frank

Reuters

G7 finance leaders lay out guidelines for central bank digital currencies

Biden enlists Target, Walmart to fix bottlenecks threatening holiday sales, by Alexandra Alper, Steve Holland, Nandita Bose

News about business journalism 

Bloomberg taps Rabello for DC breaking news team

Citywire promotes Purkess to post of deputy online editor

Study: Newspaper closings leads to more corporate misdoings

Law360 hires Elletson to cover employment law

Walker joins WSJ video team as associate video journalist

Larkin named editor on Bloomberg’s global business team

Axios hires Forbes’ Solender to cover Capitol Hill

Ad Age hires Fischer as an editor

NY Times hires WSJ’s Morris as director of journalism recruiting

Foroudi joins Reuters as a correspondent in Paris

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