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Talking Biz News Today — Feb. 15, 2021

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

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