Some of Tuesday’s top business news stories:
The Associated Press
Biden offers $450M for clean energy projects at coal mines, by Matthew Daly
China seethes as US chip controls threaten tech ambitions, by Joe McDonald
CNN
Elon Musk’s Twitter promised a purge of blue check marks. Instead he singled out one account, by Clare Duffy
Tesla ordered to pay more than $3 million to former worker in racism suit, by Ramishah Maruf and Chris Isidore
The Wall Street Journal
Australia Bans TikTok From Government Devices Amid Security Concerns, by Stuart Condie
CNBC
Google to cut down on employee laptops, services and staplers for ‘multi-year’ savings, by Jennifer Elias
Virgin Orbit files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the U.S., by Sam Meredith
Reuters
Walmart to cut over 2,000 jobs in e-commerce warehouses – Bloomberg News
Amazon must face California lawsuit claiming its prices are too high, judge says, by Jonathan Stempel
News about business journalism:
Bloomberg hires Pierre-Louis to cover climate
Reuters hires Brigida as correspondent in Argentina
NY Times hires Ngo to cover economics
Weinberg departs Bloomberg after nine years
McKinsey & Co. book wins IRE award
Endpoints founders: FT purchase will help us grow faster
How Forbes is consolidating revenue streams
NBC News’s Ruberg to be associate producer for biz and tech
Politico hires Gould to cover defense industry
Financial Times buys controlling stake in Endpoints News
News Corp’s Thomson, WSJ’s Moody on Gershkovich arrest