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Talking Biz News Today — Aug. 30, 2021

August 30, 2021

Posted by Irina Slav

Some of Monday’s top business news stories:

Associated Press

Ida: Economists foresee only modest damage to US economy, by Martin Crutsinger

Anxious tenants await assistance as evictions resume, by Michael Casey, Michelle Liu

CNN

Peloton under investigation by the SEC and Department of Justice

Top toymakers say their products will be harder to find and more expensive this holiday season, by Chauncey Alcorn

The Wall Street Journal

GM’s Chevy Bolt Recall Casts Shadow Over EV Push, by Mike Colias, Ben Foldy

How the Biggest Companies Have Fared During the Covid-19 Pandemic, by Kyle Kim

CNBC

Amazon’s biggest, hardest-to-solve ESG issue may be its own workers, by Todd Wasserman

Oil firms slash U.S. Gulf of Mexico output by 91% ahead of powerful Hurricane Ida, by Emma Newburger

Reuters

Google Play app store revenue hit $11.2 bln in 2019, lawsuit says, by Paresh Dave

Automobiles restrain U.S. consumer spending, monthly inflation slowing, by Lucia Mutikani

News about business journalism 

Retired Wisconsin State Journal biz editor Franzmann dies at 86

How Forbes’ different businesses produce revenue

Protocol hires Lawrence as a reporter

CNN hires Lyngaas as cybersecurity reporter

Institutional Investor hires Zhang to cover asset management

Emerging tech writer Duffy leaving Morning Brew

Wisconsin State Journal hires Heidemann as biz reporter

Wired names González global director of audience development

Hutson joins Chicago Biz Journal as reporter

ACBJ is starting Pittsburgh Inno next month

 

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