Some of Friday’s top business news stories:
Associated Press
With layoffs down and spending up, US rebound gains momentum, by Christopher Rugaber, Joseph Pisani
$1,400 stimulus checks helped March retail sales soar 9.8%, by Joseph Pisani
CNN
JPMorgan is deploying $2.5 trillion to fight the climate crisis and inequality, by Matt Egan
Massachusetts wants to pull the plug on Robinhood, by Matt Egan
The Wall Street Journal
Delta Reports Another Quarterly Loss, but Says Travel Demand Is Rising, by Alison Sider
Shell to Let Shareholders Vote on Shift to Cleaner Energy, by Sarah McFarlane
CNBC
Airline executives cast doubt on European summer vacations with borders still closed, by Leslie Josephs
Why big companies are spending billions on deal sites like Honey and Slickdeals, by Katie Schoolov
Reuters
Coca-Cola Amatil votes in favour of European bottler’s $7.68 bln takeover deal
Reuters website goes behind paywall in new strategy, by Kenneth Li
News about business journalism
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E&E News reporter Skibell moves to transportation beat
Bloomberg Media and partner to create Latin America/Caribbean business news brand
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Washington Post executive editor Matt Murray sent out the following on Friday: Dear All, Over the last…
The Financial Times has hired Barbara Moens to cover competition and tech in Brussels. She will start…