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Talking Biz News Today — April 5, 2021

Some of Monday’s top business news stories:

Associated Press

Corporations gave over $50M to voting restriction backers, by Brian Slodysko

From child care to COVID, rising job market faces obstacles, by Christopher Rugaber

CNN

High fees and pricey cowboy boots: Why crypto spending isn’t about to go mainstream, by Julia Horowitz

To prevent burnout, LinkedIn is giving its entire company the week off, by Kathryn Vasel

The Wall Street Journal

Small-Business Owners Feel Weight of Personal Debt Guarantees, by Ruth Simon, Heather Haddon

Suez Canal Backlog Clears, and Maritime Traffic Returns to Normal, by Amira El-Fekki, Rory Jones

CNBC

GM unveils electric Hummer SUV topping $110,000, by Michael Wayland

U.S. companies face boycott threats, mounting pressure to take sides in America’s voting rights battle, by kevin Stankiewicz, Emm Newburger

Reuters

South Korea’s LG becomes first major smartphone brand to withdraw from market, by Joyce Lee, Heekyong Yang

Tesla files a petition against U.S. labor board order

News about business journalism

Biz Times Milwaukee publisher: Original vision hasn’t changed

North Bay Business Journal publisher Kostecka dies at 58

SF Chronicle hires Hepler to cover housing and inequality

How a Bloomberg reporter was used for insider trading

Webb named Houston Chronicle’s renewable energy reporter

Bloomberg News reporter Penny departs after 13 years

The Verge hires Cranz as managing editor

Stanberry moving from CNBC MakeIt to CNBC Select

Hollywood Reporter hires Gyarkye

Virginia PBS station to start business news show

Politico’s Maldonado hires by The City

Johansson joins Verdict as tech editor

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