Some of Wednesday’s top business news stories:
Associated Press
Biden’s inflation plan upends thinking on jobs sent overseas, by Josh Boak
Top lawmakers reach deal on Ukraine aid, $1.5T spending, by Alan Fram
CNN
Soaring nickel prices could be the next major headache for automakers, by Anna Cooban
Google is buying cybersecurity firm Mandiant for $5.4 billion, by Jennifer Korn
The Wall Street Journal
U.S. Probes Options Trade That Gained on Microsoft-Activision Deal, by Dave Michaels, Jeffrey A. Trachtenberg
Uber, Lyft and Others Launch Campaign to Head Off Unions, by Brody Mullins, Ryan Tracy
CNBC
Boeing’s airplane deliveries slipped in February as Dreamliner problem lingers, by Leslie Josephs
Lululemon launches into footwear as it seeks to take on industry giants like Nike, Adidas, by Lauren Thomas
Reuters
U.S. LNG exporters emerge as big winners of Europe natgas crisis, by Marwa Rashad
Rental car giants embark on electric after pandemic bonanza, by Tina Bellon
News about business journalism
Barr named global tech editor at Insider
Vigeland to host WSJ’s new show “As We Work”
Fast Company appoints Ufberg senior staff editor
American Banker hires Campbell to cover Federal Reserve and housing
Grant joins dotLA as senior editor
Bloomberg TV launches two new shows
Fortune reporter Goodkind set to exit
Bloomberg hires Shukla as crypto market reporter
Ladage named publisher of Milwaukee Business Journal
Time hires Muscato as senior tech editor
Bloomberg taps Darie on the Markets Live team
WSJ’s Stern launches weekly tech newsletter
Washington Post hires Bloomberg reporter Nix