Some of Monday’s top business news stories:
Associated Press
Rents reach ‘insane’ levels across US with no end in sight, by R.J. Rico
Investor pushes McDonald’s to change the way it buys pork
CNN
Snapchat launches a real-time location sharing feature, by Ramishah Maruf
Facebook is rebranding everything but faces the same old problems, by Clare Duffy
The Wall Street Journal
Apple Finds Itself Under Scrutiny in Washington’s Big Tech Clampdown, by Ryan Tracy, Tim Higgins
GE Warns Supply-Chain Issues to Pressure Profits, Cash Flow, by Will Feuer, Thomas Gryta
CNBC
The chip shortage is so bad GM dropped heated seats in winter, by Robert Ferris
Texas led the country in new renewable energy projects last year, by Emma Newburger
Reuters
Purdue’s Sackler owners propose up to $6 billion opioid settlement, by Dietrich Knauth, Tom Hals
U.S. prosecutors explore racketeering charges in short-seller probe -sources, by Megan Davies, Chris Prentice
News about business journalism
Bloomberg hired Akhtar to cover crypto
SABEW Canada seeks Best in Business entries
FT Alphaville reporter Kelly moving to FT spot
Protocol hires Gizmodo’s McGarry as a news editor
Morning Consult financial policy and economy reporter Williams departs
SABEW accepting applications for data immersion workshop
Insurance Age taps Kenning as news editor
Making economics stories fun on TikTok for “Planet Money”
Kudlow focuses on the intersection of Wall Street and Washington