Talking Biz News Today — Sept. 15, 2021

Some of Wednesday’s top business news stories:

Associated Press

Study: State worker pension systems in best shape since 2008, by Geoff Mulvihill

US consumer prices rise 0.3% in August, lowest in 7 months, by Martin Crutsinger

CNN

Activision Blizzard employees accuse company of unfair labor practices, by Rishi Iyengar

Amazon will hire 125,000 workers, dangling $3,000 bonuses for some jobs, by Nathaniel Meyersohn

The Wall Street Journal

Chevron to Triple Low-Carbon Investment, by Christopher M. Matthews

Comcast Stock Slides After Warning on Slowing Subscriber Growth, by Lillian Rizzo

CNBC

Millionaire taxes would increase 11% in 2023 under House Democrat plan, by Greg Iacurci

EV start-up Rivian beats Tesla, GM, Ford as first automaker to produce electric pickup, by Michael Wayland

Reuters

U.S. panel votes to approve $1 billion for FTC privacy probes

Apple’s new iPhone 13 touts faster 5G, sharper cameras to spur trade-ins, by Stephen Nellis

News about business journalism 

WSJ names Amon its bureau chief for Middle East and North Africa

Why the WSJ remains stubbornly conservative

WSJ taps Fanelli to cover NY federal prosecutors

Case named Bloomberg’s big-box retail reporter

MarketWatch names Vardi of Forbes its ME of enterprise

Maher to cover the economics beat for “Marketplace”

Mulinda joins Bloomberg as a reporter

Bounds to cover Brexit, trade and financial regulation for FT

Campaign names Gwynn tech and gaming editor

MiBiz hires Burdette as associate publisher

WSJ names Thompson its travel and entertainment bureau chief

Joselow joins Washington Post to head “Climate 202” newsletter

Reuters names Raymond legal affairs correspondent

Euromoney hires Azevedo as associate editor at Inside P&C

New beat for WSJ reporter Moss

Canary Media: Mainstream media undercovers climate crisis