Some of Monday’s top business news stories:
Associated Press
Virus-muffled Mardi Gras hits New Orleans’ party-loving soul, by Kevin McGill, Rebecca Santana, Janet McConnaughey
Interior postpones March oil leases onshore and offshore, by Janet McConnaughey
CNN
GM unveils its next ‘big’ electric vehicle: The tiny Bolt EUV, by Chris Isidore
Bitcoin soars, nearing $50,000 for the first time, by David Goldman
The Wall Street Journal
Amazon Aims to Head Off Suit by New York Over Worker Issues, by Sebastian Herrera
Facebook Meets Apple in Clash of the Tech Titans—‘We Need to Inflict Pain’, by Deepa Seetharaman Emily Glazer, Tim Higgins
CNBC
India is set to become a vital Covid vaccine maker — perhaps second only to the U.S., by Abigail Ng
Why one big Wall Street banker is betting flying taxis will replace helicopters, by Samantha Subin
Reuters
YouTube streamer Roaring Kitty to testify on GameStop alongside hedge fund managers
SolarWinds hack was ‘largest and most sophisticated attack’ ever: Microsoft president
News about business journalism
Spiers: Tech journalism is not overwhelmingly negative
SF Chronicle energy reporter Morris adds climate change to his beat
Bloomberg senior writer Onaran among those laid off
Dobbs, Bartiromo file motion to dismiss voting system lawsuit
SF Chronicle biz editor Thomas joining Protocol as senior editor
CNBC’s Herera to step back from day-to-day duties
Insider hires Cantrell as finance features editor
Bloomberg Industry union leader: This is why unions matter
O’Neil Lecture in Business Journalism features The 19th founders
