Some of Friday’s top business news stories:
Associated Press
March US incomes surge as relief rolls out, spending jumps, by Martin Crutsinger
Europe’s economy shrinks in first quarter as US rolls ahead, by David Mchugh
CNN
The global chip shortage is going from bad to worse. Here’s why you should care, by Hanna Ziady
Amazon profit soars more than 200% in the first quarter, by Clare Duffy
The Wall Street Journal
Big Oil Companies Recover as Prices Rebound, by Christopher M. Matthews
China Orders Tech Giants to Unbundle Financial Services, by Keith Zhai
CNBC
Private jet charter company VistaJet targets carbon neutrality by 2025, by Karen Gilchrist
Wind energy could generate 3.3 million jobs within five years, industry body claims, by Anmar Frangoul
Reuters
Wall Street drifts lower; S&P 500 on track for third straight month of gains, by Shivani Kumaresan
U.S. fast-food chains cash in, seize market share during pandemic, by Hilary Russ
News about business journalism
National Mortgage News hires Lee as a reporter
WSJ.com turns 25, shows legacy of innovation
Marketplace reporter Beras is departing
Insider hires Schwartz as a senior correspondent
Reuters creates new roles for sustainable finance coverage
Bloomberg names Whitelaw its Brussels bureau chief
Forbes considers SPAC, and investor bid for $700 million
Former Business Insider executive editor Rebecca Harrington has been hired by Dynamo to be its…
Bloomberg Television has hired Brenda Kerubo as a desk producer in London. She will be covering Europe's…
In a meeting at CNBC headquarters Thursday afternoon, incoming boss Mark Lazarus presented a bullish…
Ritika Gupta, the BBC's North American business correspondent, was interviewed by Global Woman magazine about…
Rest of World has hired Kinling Lo as a China reporter. Lo was previously a…
Bloomberg News saw strong unique visitor growth to its website in October, passing Fox Business…