Some of Thursday’s top business news stories:
The Associated Press
US job openings decline from record level but remain high, by Christopher Rugaber
Sheryl Sandberg, long Facebook’s No. 2 exec, steps down, by Barbara Ortutay and Michael Liedtke
CNN
From Elon Musk to the Feds, ‘sustainable’ investments are under fire, by Julia Horowitz
Why US gas prices are at a record, and why they’ll stay high for a long time, by Chris Isidore
The Wall Street Journal
Pfizer Asks FDA to Authorize Its Covid-19 Vaccine for Children Under 5, by Jared S. Hopkins
Elon Musk Tells Tesla Employees to Return to the Office, by Rebecca Elliott
CNBC
Biden administration will cancel student debt for half a million students from Corinthian Colleges, by Annie Nova
Mortgage rates rise sharply after three weeks of easing, by Diana Olick
Reuters
Oil prices fall as investors await OPEC+ policy, eye Saudis, by Yuka Obayashi
Amazon to pull Kindle out of China, other businesses to remain, by Brenda Goh
News about business journalism:
WSJ hires Wolfe from Reuters to cover legal affairs
Horn becoming news product manager at Bloomberg Industry
Reuters hires Arranz as senior graphics editor
WSJ names Diamond its talent editor
CNBC.com hires Cortes as data journalist, Schnipper for editing team
Wichter departing Bankrate.com for USA Today travel team
CNBC editorial deal with Acorns is ending
Baker named ME of US deals team at Bloomberg
Forbes officially cancels plans to go public
Why stock market stories aren’t important to most Americans
Economist exploring charging for podcasts
Forbes promotes Contreras to Money and Markets reporter
