Some of Monday’s top business news stories:
Associated Press
America’s gas-fueled vehicles imperil Biden’s climate goals, by Tom Krisher
New home sales surged 20.7% in March to 1.02 million, by Martin Crutsinger
CNN
Consumer Reports shows a Tesla can drive with no one in the driver’s seat, by Peter Valdes-Dapena
Rental car prices are so high in Hawaii, tourists are renting U-Haul trucks, by Amir Vera, Joe Sutton
The Wall Street Journal
Restaurants Serve Up Signing Bonuses, Higher Pay to Win Back Workers, by Heather Haddon
SPAC Insiders Can Make Millions Even When the Company They Take Public Struggles, by Amrith Ramkumar
CNBC
Western brands tested by China amid forced labor allegation backlash, by Adela Suliman, Zixu Wang, William Langley
Chloe Zhao becomes second woman to win best director at Academy Awards, by Sarah Whitten
Reuters
Online bookmaker Betway parent to go public in merger with acquisition firm, by Joshua Franklin
Frustrated Canada presses White House to keep Great Lakes oil pipeline open, by Nia Williams, David Ljunggren, Laura Sanicola
News about business journalism
CNBC hires Dore as a personal finance reporter
Meyers, director of digital growth at Inc. and Fast Company, has died
FTAdviser taps Hickey as senior reporter
Demetriadi joins The Economist Group as sub-editor
Dow Jones News Fund names biz reporting interns
FoxBusiness.com has record first quarter
Navera moving to Washington Business Journal
How the WSJ’s Russia bureau chief has come full circle