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Talking Biz News Today — Aug 10, 2021

August 10, 2021

Posted by Irina Slav

Some of Tuesday’s top business news stories:

Associated Press

Senate Dems unveil $3.5T budget for social, climate efforts, by Alan Fram

With chicken prices soaring, Sanderson Farms sold for $4.5B, by Dee-Ann Durbin, Michelle Chapman

CNN

This is a first: The US has 10 million job openings, by Anneken Tappe

DraftKings buys Golden Nugget Online Gaming for nearly $1.6 billion, by Paul R. La Monica

The Wall Street Journal

WeWork and Cushman & Wakefield Are Forming $150 Million Partnership, by Peter Grant

Hertz Posts Higher Revenue, Plans to Relist Amid Travel Rebound, by Matt Grossman

CNBC

Delta variant, supply-chain chaos threaten to derail strong back-to-school shopping season, by Lauren Thomas, Sarah Whitten

AMC posts narrower-than-expected loss, but CEO warns theater chain is ‘not yet out of the woods’, by Sarah Whitten

Reuters

Reliance joins Bill Gates, others to invest $144 mln in U.S. energy storage co

Amazon to pay shoppers hurt by others’ products, does not admit liability

News about business journalism 

Adweek agencies editor Faw dies at 43

Reuters adds new sections to its website

NY Times hires WSJ white-collar crime reporter O’Brien

Reorg promotes Zhang to associate editor

WSJ taps Pohle as a travel reporter

Blum to cover workplace issues for Morning Brew

Pawlyk joins Politico as aviation reporter

Industry Dive taps Casey as associate editor

WSJ reporter McCorvey joining personal finance team

WSJ hires Niland for social media team

 

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