Businesses provide the means by which goods and services are exchanged and the basis for the economy on a local, national, and global scale.  They may provide consumer products, consumer services, durable goods such as refrigerators and televisions, capital goods such as machinery and commercial vehicles, raw materials such as wheat and corn, semi-finished goods such as computer components, finished goods such as cars and trucks, or business services such as insurance and banking.  Business has always been strongly influenced by the economic climate and world events.  In turn, the health of the business sector greatly influences the economy.

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• Jack Dorsey sets his sights on bitcoin mining business after exiting Twitter
  
  Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey resigned on Monday after 16 years with the company he co-founded, but he remains the chief executive officer of the financial payments company Square Inc.
  Daily Mail.  Tue, 30 Nov 2021 02:59:03 GMT.
• Coldwell Banker's top Philadelphia executive projects improved market for home buyers in 2022
  
  David Krieger, who joined the real estate business in 1997, said the 2021 housing market has been unlike anything he's ever seen.
  Kennedy Rose.  American City Business Journals.  Tue, 30 Nov 2021 02:56:44 +0000.
• Advocates are pressing Newsom, other pot-state governors, to ask feds about allowing interstate cannabis commerce
  
  "While federal legalization feels inevitable, it could still be years away," they say.
  Pete Danko.  American City Business Journals.  Tue, 30 Nov 2021 02:20:55 +0000.
• Michael Saylor, business intel expert, analyzes Bitcoin on Fox Nation's 'Tucker Carlson Today'
  
  MicroStrategies co-founder Michael Saylor discussed Bitcoin in the latest edition of "Tucker Carlson Today" on Fox Nation.
  Charles Creitz.  Fox News.  Tue, 30 Nov 2021 00:28:15 GMT.
• Who Owns a Recipe? A Plagiarism Claim Has Cookbook Authors Asking.
  
  U.S. copyright law protects all kinds of creative material, but recipe creators are mostly powerless in an age and a business that are all about sharing.
  Priya Krishna.  New York Times.  Mon, 29 Nov 2021 21:11:57 +0000.
• The Company Seeking To Change E-Commerce Wine Sales
  
  By bringing 'gamification' to online wine buying Underground Cellar is hoping to revolutionize the wine industry.
  By Hudson Lindenberger, Contributor.  Forbes.  Mon, 29 Nov 2021 15:48:29 -0500.
• Bank of Montreal (BMO) Unveils Line-Up of Credit Cards
  
  Bank of Montreal's (BMO) launch of BMO World Elite Business Mastercard and BMO AIR MILES World Elite Business cards will help Canadian business owners streamline business expenses more efficiently.
  Zacks Equity Research.  Zacks.  Mon, 29 Nov 2021 19:06:00 GMT.
• Katy 13-year-old boy turns bow ties into big business
  
  Brice started to make bow ties and sell them to help his family financially when his mom became ill.
  Ccg.  ABC News.  Mon, 29 Nov 2021 19:00:20 +0000.
• Biden says 'lockdowns' not needed to curb coronavirus variant
  
  President Biden said Monday that his administration was not recommending further restrictions on businesses or in-person gatherings to combat the coronavirus pandemic amid concerns about the new omicron ...
  Morgan Chalfant.  The Hill.  Mon, 29 Nov 2021 17:44:09 +0000.
• Food, gas prices pinch families as inflation surges globally
  
  From appliance stores in the United States to food markets in Hungary and gas stations in Poland, rising consumer prices fuelled by high energy costs and supply chain disruptions are putting a pinch on households and businesses worldwide
  Justin Spike,paul Wiseman and Vanessa Gera.  The Independent.  Mon, 29 Nov 2021 16:30:12 GMT.
• This leader shares his roadmap to a $1 billion real estate business
  
  November 2021, just five years after setting his goal, Brett crossed the $1 billion threshold. We caught up with Brett to talk about how he made it happen.
  Katherine Mechling.  Inman.  Mon, 29 Nov 2021 08:05:53 +0000.
• How the house price boom could threaten business start-ups
  
  Could rising property prices stop some from being entrepreneurs?
  Jennifer Duke.  Sydney Morning Herald.  Mon, 29 Nov 2021 00:00:00 +1100.
• FIE president, philanthropist and innovator. How fencing world changed in Usmanov era
  
  Russian businessman Alisher Usmanov has been re-elected President of the International Fencing Federation for a third time
  Tass.  Sun, 28 Nov 2021 10:00:00 +0300.
• Covid: Cardiff Airport dead without bailout, boss says
  
  Airport boss Spencer Birns says the business could "provide the economic value back to Wales".
  BBC News.  Sat, 27 Nov 2021 21:57:53 GMT.
• Demonstrators In Serbia Block Bridges And Roads To Protest Legislation They Say Favors Business
  
  Demonstrators blocked roads and bridges across Serbia on November 27 to protest against new laws they contend favor business.
  Radio Liberty.  Sat, 27 Nov 2021 16:52:25 +0000.
• Arkansas Senator Demands Biden Show China We Mean Business with One Huge Message for the Winter Olympics
  
  It seems simple enough: No moves from China on human rights, no freedom for tennis star Peng Shuai to leave the country and speak freely, no U.S. ...
  C. Douglas Golden.  Western Journal.  Sat, 27 Nov 2021 16:23:15 +0000.
• Businesses luring employees along with customers this season
  
  FOLSOM, Calif. (AP) — The Hampton Inn in Folsom, California, has 147 rooms, but General Manager Enid Baldock could only rent 117 of them recently because she did not have enough workers to clean them. ...
  Adam Beam.  Washington Times.  Sat, 27 Nov 2021 10:12:37 -0500.
• Strange New TV Commercial Turns Santa Claus Into a Gay Man
  
  Santa Claus has gotten a makeover as a gay man in a commercial put out by the Norwegian postal service. ...
  Abby Liebing.  Western Journal.  Fri, 26 Nov 2021 22:23:05 +0000.
• Cybersecurity forecast warns of Black Friday, Cyber Monday attacks
  
  Businesses leaning into online sales for Black Friday and Cyber Monday this year should be on the lookout for increased cyber attacks as pandemic shoppers increasingly go online, according to a recent cybersecurity forecast. ...
  Sean Salai.  Washington Times.  Fri, 26 Nov 2021 11:35:00 -0500.
• California Oil Spill Still Affecting Huntington Beach Businesses, Commercial Fishing
  
  In early October, a ruptured underwater pipeline spilled crude oil in the waters off the Southern California coast. ....
  Voice of America.  Fri, 26 Nov 2021 08:40:00 -0500.

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