Today’s Top Business News – The Los Angeles Tribune
- The Facebook-owned messaging service acknowledges “confusion” over changes.
- The French finance minister told the Canadian retailer’s chairman that the nearly $20 billion deal would threaten jobs and France’s food security amid the Covid-19 pandemic.
- The president-elect’s $1.9 trillion proposal would help low-income families while also advancing Democratic priorities.
- Shares of mobile-game company Playtika Holding rose 24% in their market debut, fueled by growth in smartphone games and soaring demand for new share offerings.
- The Jet.com founder joined Walmart in 2016 after it bought his startup and pushed the bricks-and-mortar giant to ramp up its online offerings.
- Consumers continued to hold back on retail spending during the December peak of the holiday season as the country confronted a surge in coronavirus infections.
- The question: Does anyone want to see on screen what they experience every day?
- States have stepped up enforcement of the rules, heightening the risk for restaurants
- U.S. industrial production increased solidly in December, providing a source of strength for the U.S. economy as consumer spending and employment gains slow.
- Reclusive investor, who died at 86, worked closely with his twin brother until they squabbled.