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Talking Biz News Today — Aug. 24, 2021

August 24, 2021

Posted by Irina Slav

Some of Tuesday’s top business news stories:

Associated Press

Moderates bring House to standstill in Biden budget clash, by Lisa Mascaro, Kevin Freking

Existing home sales rose in July, inventory ticked higher, by Alex Veiga

CNN

Store closures are expected to hit a five-year low. But it’s not all good news, by Nathaniel Meyersohn

The shipping crisis is getting worse. Here’s what that means for holiday shopping, by Hanna Ziady

The Wall Street Journal

Vox Media Agrees to Acquire Punch, Weighs Going Public, by Benjamin Mullin

FAA to Review Boeing Employee Reports of Pressure Over Safety Issues, by Andrew Tangel

CNBC

Walmart launches delivery business to connect other local retailers with consumers, by Frank Holland

Fast-food wages climbed 10% in latest quarter, the largest jump in years, report says, by Amelia Lucas

Reuters

Six U.S. states do not join $26 bln opioid settlements with distributors, J&J, by Nate Rymond, Tom Hals

Pfizer to buy cancer drug developer Trillium in $2.3 bln deal

News about business journalism 

Business Insider hires Whitehouse as senior finance editor

ACBJ to launch KY Inno next month

Plumb to lead Reuters’ Latin American news hub

BNN Bloomberg hires Durrani as national biz reporter

Niksa joins Real Deal as Silicon Valley/San Francisco reporter

ME Stoessel named associate publisher at Crain’s Cleveland

CoinDesk names Wang U.S. news editor

MarketWatch.com hires Binckes as senior news editor

Waldersee to cover German autos beat for Reuters

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