Some of Friday’s top business news stories:
Associated Press
COVID-19 danger continues to drive joblessness in US, by Paul Wiseman
Shell files offshore drilling plans for Alaska’s North Slope
CNN
Nvidia’s $40 billion Arm deal might hit a snag with China, by Sherisse Pham
Getting to net zero emissions could cost $2 trillion a year, report says, by Hanna Ziady
The Wall Street Journal
America’s Offices Sit Half-Empty Six Months Into the Covid-19 Pandemic, by Katherine Riley
Facebook to Curb Internal Debate Over Sensitive Issues Amid Staff Discord, by Jeff Horwitz
CNBC
Texas pushes forward with business reopenings as coronavirus cases, hospitalizations slide, Gov. Abbott says, by Noah Higgins-Dunn
Moderna expects to know if its coronavirus vaccine works by November, CEO says, by Berkeley Lovelace Jr.
Reuter
ByteDance plans TikTok IPO to win U.S. deal as deadline looms: sources, by David Shepardson, Stephen Nellis, Echo Wan
Tesla wins case against former employee accused of hacking, transferring data
News about business journalism
Ex-BuzzFeed biz editor Gara joins Facebook
ACBJ to launch higher education newsletter
How traffic reporters dealt with the pandemic
Reuters staffers to get mental health holiday next month
Louisville Public Media appoints Bhat as data reporter