Some of Friday’s top business news stories:
Associated Press
US unemployment claims rise after hitting pandemic low, by Christopher Rugaber
Surprise uptick in spending by Americans as delta spread, by Joseph Pisani
CNN
Retailers are gearing up for a huge holiday season, by Julia Horowitz
Some Tesla owners are losing trust in Elon Musk’s promises of ‘full self-driving’, by Matt McFarland
The Wall Street Journal
Rising Shipping Costs Are Companies’ Latest Inflation Riddle, by Thomas Gryta
GM Plans to Idle Factories Longer Amid Chip Shortage, by Matt Grossman
CNBC
Sears is shutting its last store in Illinois, its home state, by Lauren Thomas
Democrats call on oil companies to testify on climate disinformation, by Emma Newburger
Reuters
DOJ appeals Purdue Pharma bankruptcy deal, aims to pause approval order, by Maria Chutchian
As workers age, robots take on more jobs -study, by Timothy Aeppel
News about business journalism
FT names Noonan its financial regulation editor
WSJ hires Bobrowsky as tech reporter
Newlands becomes head of news and investigations at Money Saving Expert
The Sun hires Mead as deputy consumer editor
ACBJ launching American Inno in all of its markets
CNN launches Middle East business news show
Andrews named editor/writer at ALM Media
Economist chief product officer Bagchee hired by ITV
Bloomberg’s Gillespie to cover energy transition and climate
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