Some of Friday’s top business news stories:
Associated Press
American Airlines will drop flights to 15 cities in October, by David Koenig
Study: Craft distillers see sales evaporate amid pandemic, by Bruce Schreiner
CNN
Tech’s magnificent seven are worth $7.7 trillion, by Paul R. La Monica
The pandemic is turning into a super-expensive business quagmire, by Anneken Tappe
The Wall Street Journal
Bayer Settles Essure Birth-Control Litigation for $1.6 Billion, by Sara Randazzo
ViacomCBS Seeks About $5.5 Million for 30-Second Commercial Spots in 2021 Super Bowl, by Alexandra Bruell
CNBC
Iron ore prices have hit multi-year highs as demand soars on infrastructure investment, by Huileng Tan
China Tesla rival Nio is up 240% this year and the company is revamping plans to go global, by Evelyn Cheng
Reuters
Tesla’s soaring stock cracks $2,000 ahead of share split, by Noel Randewich
Rise in U.S. weekly jobless claims clouds labor market recovery, by Dan Burns
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