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Talking Biz News Today — Sept. 22, 2021

Some of Wednesday’s top business news stories:

Associated Press

US sues to stop deal between American Airlines and JetBlue, by David Koenig

House OKs debt and funding plan, inviting clash with GOP, by Lisa Mascaro, Kevin Freking

CNN

Wall Street’s rebound attempt after worst losses in months falls flat, by Anneken Tappe

Google expands in New York with $2.1 billion office purchase, by Jordan Valinsky

The Wall Street Journal

Zoom’s Nearly $15 Billion Deal for Five9 Under U.S. Government Review Over China Ties, by Kate O’Keeffe, Aaron Tilley, Dawin Lim

Uber Says First Adjusted Profit Possible This Quarter, by Preetika Rana

CNBC

Flying cars in 2024? This tech CEO says it’s commercially possible, by Abigail Ng

Large employers launch telemedicine program to tackle Black health disparities, by Bertha Coombs

Reuters

Salesforce rival Freshworks raises $1.03 bln in U.S. IPO, valued at $10.13 bln, by Echo Wang

Fed likely to open bond-buying ‘taper’ door, but hedge on outlook, by Howard Schneider

News about business journalism 

Endeavor Business Media hires de Lombaerde as editor at large

Escobar joins Barron’s as a markets and trending news reporter

Fox Business overhauls primetime lineup

Post and Courier taps Darnell to cover government and development

BBC News appoints Kleinman tech editor

Invesco hires S&P Global’s Ferraris

Behrmann to run Bloomberg’s auto and industry coverage in EMEA

Industry Dive acquiring PharmaVOICE

Forbes taps Dellatto for news desk

Reuters reporter Lavietes joins NBC as a reporter

Fortune hires Business Insider’s Shontell as editor in chief

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