Some of Wednesday’s top business news stories:
Associated Press
Tesla opens ‘Gigafactory’ near Berlin, its 1st in Europe
US agrees to lift taxes on British steel, aluminum
CNN
Energy markets are changing in big ways, by Charles Riley
Okta concedes hundreds of clients could be affected by breach, by Sean Lyngaas
The Wall Street Journal
Nvidia Targets Auto Growth Amid Chip Shortage, by Asa Fitch
Koch Industries, Built on Oil, Bets Big on U.S. Batteries, by Amrith Ramkumar
CNBC
Nike sees signs of recovery in China, which could be a good omen for other retailers, by Lauren Thomas
Crypto investor Katie Haun raises $1.5 billion, the largest debut fund ever by a female VC, by Kate Rooney
Reuters
Fed policymakers call for bigger rate hikes to fight inflation, by Lindsay Dunsmuir, Ann Saphir
Disney employees stage walkouts to protest company response to Florida bill, by Lisa Richwine, Dawn Chmielewski
News about business journalism
Wiggers departs VentureBeat for TechCrunch
Bloomberg Industry hires Serrano-Román to cover state tax policy
Axios hires Dale to cover crypto
Bourne to join The Times’ business section
Financial Times appoints Smith newsletter editor
Reuters hires do Rosario as emerging markets correspondent
CoinDesk hires Schickler to cover European regulation
Da Silva to join Globe and Mail’s business desk
Observer biz reporter Simonetti departs for NY Times fellowship
Wirecutter’s Guy joins WSJ Commerce
CoinDesk hires Bloomberg’s Hamilton to cover regulation
