Some of Wednesday’s top business news stories:
Associated Press
Companies revert to more normal operations as COVID wanes, by Anne D’Innocenzio
US approves new headlights that won’t blind oncoming drivers, by Tom Krisher
CNN
The 3G network shutdown will impact more than just phones, by Samantha Murphy Kelly
ViacomCBS is getting a new name, by Frank Pallotta
The Wall Street Journal
Airbnb Sees Number of Bookings in First-Quarter Exceeding Pre-Pandemic Levels for First Time, by Preetika Rana
GM to Restart Chevy Bolt Production in April, by Mike Colias
CNBC
Moderna CEO says it’s ‘reasonable’ to think pandemic may be in its final stages, by Sumathi Bala
Walmart tests ways to ditch single-use plastics, as climate advocates urge the retailer to go faster, by Melissa Repko
Reuters
U.S. SEC is probing Wall Street trades in large blocks of shares, by Chris Prentice
Fed to raise rates 25 bps in March but calls for 50 bps grow louder, by Prerana Bhat
News about business journalism
Zhou joins Vox as senior data editor
Bloomberg taps Thanthong-Knight to cover Canada economics
FT nearing 1 million digital-only subscribers
Variety promotes Lang to executive editor
WSJ markets reporter McCabe moving to London
Rubin joins NPR’s Planet Money as associate producer
Lord to cover biz and personal finance for Global News
Forbes Advisor hires Riquier to cover housing and mortgages
CNBC.com launches daily “Crypto World” show
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