Some of Friday’s top business news stories:
Associated Press
Anticipation is building for a boom in US hiring this year, by Christopher Rugaber
Biden aims to juice EV sales, but would his plan work?, by Tom Krisher
CNN
Compass CEO plans to double down on tech investment following IPO, by Clare Duffy
Robinhood is getting rid of one of its most controversial features, by Jordan Valinsky
The Wall Street Journal
Auto Makers Start 2021 Strongly Despite Supply Constraints, by Nora Naughton
Carbon Labels Are Coming to Your Shampoo Bottle, by Saabira Chaudhuri
CNBC
Hotels are reaching the highest occupancy levels since the pandemic, Wyndham CEO says, by Katie Tsai
Zoom CEO Eric Yuan and hundreds of Asian American business leaders pledge $10 million to AAPI causes, by Jennifer Liu
Reuters
Ford resumes political donations after review, by David Shepardson
Nike wins halt to sales of Lil Nas X ‘Satan Shoes’, by Jonathan Stempel
News about business journalism
Politico promotes Yearwood to global news editor
Minneapolis/St. Paul Biz Journal hires Kelly to cover restaurants and retail
FT hires WSJ’s Pop for its Brussels bureau
Reorg reporter Amarnath is departing
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