Some of Wednesday’s top business news stories:
Associated Press
IMF upgrades forecast for 2021 global growth to a record 6%, by Paul Wiseman
Lawmakers call YouTube Kids a ‘wasteland of vapid’ content, by Barbara Ortutay
CNN
Starbucks is running out of oat milk a month after adding it to menus nationwide, by Danielle Wiener-Bronner
Wall Street is ignoring the risk of corporate tax hikes, by Julia Horowitz
The Wall Street Journal
Patreon’s Valuation Triples to $4 Billion as Platform Draws Creators, Fans, by Maria Armental
Amazon Is the Target of Small-Business Antitrust Campaign, by Ryan Tracy
CNBC
GM shares hit new record on plans for electric Chevy Silverado pickup, by Michael Wayland
‘Buzzy’ films will grab audiences in theaters and at home, ‘Godzilla vs. Kong’ producer says, by Katie Tsai
Reuters
Amazon CEO Bezos, stung by wide criticism, endorses U.S. corporate tax hike, by David Shepardson
G20 finance officials to meet on pandemic measures, U.S. global minimum tax plan, by Andrea Shalal
News about business journalism
Birmingham Biz Journal editor West promoted to national role
Bloomberg wins OPC’s Morton Frank Award for “Blood River”
Guerrera departs Barron’s Group for GlobalData as editor in chief
FT wins Malcolm Forbes award from OPC for Wirecard reporting
Former Greentech Media staffers help launch Canary Media
Washington Post’s Cho named editor in chief of Barron’s
Learning writing tools and strategies from The Economist
Reuters newsroom is majority white and male
