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Talking Biz News Today — Aug 5, 2021

August 5, 2021

Posted by Irina Slav

Some of Thursday’s top business news stories:

Associated Press

Facebook shuts out NYU academics’ research on political ads, by Barbara Ortutay

GM posts $2.8B profit, but cautious tone sinks share price, by Tom Krisher

CNN

Disney’s Star Wars hotel comes with an out-of-this-world price tag, by Frank Pallotta

Meet the new meme stock: Robinhood soars 82%, by Matt Egan

The Wall Street Journal

Airlines’ Bet on Business-Travel Rebound Tested by Delta Variant, by Alison Sider

Auto Makers Aim to Boost EV Sales to 40%-50% of U.S. Sales by 2030, by Ben Foldy, Katy Stech Ferek

CNBC

Some retailers used the pandemic to accelerate turnaround plans. Those stocks are getting rewarded, by Lauren Thomas

Target to pay 100% of college tuition and textbooks in bid to attract workers, by Melissa Repko

Reuters

U.S. services sector growth accelerates despite supply constraints, by Lucia Mutikani

Millers, bakers fret as drought withers North America’s spring wheat, by Rod Nickel, Karl Plume

News about business journalism 

Torabi joins CNET as editor-at-large of personal finance

Fox Business is changing its primetime schedule

Cleveland Biz Journal hires Smith as a reporter

How to find stories from financial reports

Editor Barribeau leaving Wirecutter

Sports Biz Journal parent close to deal for SportTechie

BBC tech correspondent Cellan-Jones to leave after 40 years

New Arkansas Business EIC: Our mission won’t change

Business Insider names Haas associate editor

De Sousa named global food czar at Bloomberg News

 

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