Talking Biz News Today — April 26, 2021

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

Bridgetower Media hires Compere as digital editor

Insider has added 19 staffers to its roster