Some of Thursday’s top business news stories:
Associated Press
Microsoft wins $22 billion deal making headsets for US Army, by Matt O’Brien
Feb. US home contract signings tumble, now lag year-ago pace, by Matt Ott
CNN
Volkswagen could end up in hot water over its ‘Voltswagen’ marketing stunt, by Clare Duffy
Amazon-backed Deliveroo crashes in London IPO, by Hanna Ziady
The Wall Street Journal
Ford Says Chip Shortage Forcing Production Halt at Several Plants, by Christina Rogers
H&M, Under Attack in China, Sticks to Stance That Angered Beijing, by Stu Woo
CNBC
Ghost kitchens and meal kits: Kroger experiments with new ways to sell prepared food, by Melissa Repko
Google is accelerating partial reopening of offices and putting limits on future of remote work, by Jennifer Elias
Reuters
Global garment makers unite to demand better terms from retailers, by Victoria Waldersee, Ruma Paul
Exxon Mobil signals first profit in five quarters on price gains
News about business journalism
Fortune hires Estrada to write the CFO Daily
Marker senior writer Walker takes buyout
Dallas Morning News hires Wolf to cover breaking business news
KC Biz Journal hires King as a reporter
Barron’s Advisor hires Stone as associate editor
Adweek promotes Ortiz to senior story editor over editing desk
FT hires Moise as U.S. banking correspondent
