Some of Wednesday’s top business news stories:
Associated Press
New auto sales up in 2021, but long way before full recovery, by Tom Krisher
A record 4.5 million Americans quit their jobs in November, by Paul Wiseman
CNN
The world’s 500 richest people became $1 trillion richer last yea, by Allison Morrow
GM was America’s largest automaker for nearly a century. It was just dethroned by Toyota, by Chris Isidore
The Wall Street Journal
U.S. Prevails Over Canada in Dairy Dispute Under New Trade Deal, by Josh Zumbrun
Southwest, JetBlue and Other Airlines Cancel More Than 1,000 U.S. Flights, by Joseph de Avila
CNBC
Walmart expands its direct-to-fridge InHome delivery service to 30 million homes, by Frank Holland Melissa Repko
Chrysler kicks off plans to go all-electric by 2028 with debut of Airflow EV concept car, by Michael Wayland
Reuters
Nevada to join $26 bln opioid settlement with drug distributors, J&J, by Nate Raymond
Ford, GM shares jump as electric truck battle heats up, by Noel Randewich, Paul Lienert
News about business journalism
Bloomberg hires Woody to cover consumer climate stories
Bloomberg Media CEO Smith departing to launch startup
Motley Fool expands flagship podcast to daily
D CEO magazine hires Call as its executive editor
WSJ hires Meyer to write Notes on News
Meyers joins Morning Brew as reporter
Insider promotes Zeballos-Roig to senior economics reporter
Wired taps Kelly as features editor
Toulon departs Bloomberg after 22 years
Jacob to join WSJ real-time news desk
Stanberry swaps CNBC for Fortune
