Some of Thursday’s top business news stories:
Associated Press
In shock move, Facebook blocks news access in Australia, by Rod McGuirck
US retail sales jumps 5.3%, thanks to $600 stimulus checks, by Joseph Pisani
CNN
Winter storm continues to hammer businesses, by Chris Isidore
Black franchise owner sues McDonald’s for alleged race discrimination, by Danielle Wiener-Bronner, Chauncey Alcorn
The Wall Street Journal
Texas Winter Storm Strikes Chip Makers, Compounding Supply Woes, by Asa Fitch
Two Longtime Boeing Board Members to Step Down, by Andrew Tangel, Emily Glazer
CNBC
U.S. will pay WHO more than $200 million in membership fees withheld by Trump, by Amanda Macias
J&J has only a few million Covid vaccine doses ready as it nears U.S. launch, Biden official says, by Berkeley Lovelace Jr.
Reuters
General Motors, Volkswagen halt some Mexican operations on gas shortage
Tesla cuts prices of base variants of Model 3, Model Y
News about business journalism
Philly Inquirer labor reporter Reyes moves to investigations team
Reuters names Timmons its White House editor
Adweek’s Barwick hired by Morning Brew
Washington Post to end Energy 202 newsletter, Grandoni to join climate desk
Hannay to cover small business for Globe and Mail
CNBC’s “Power Lunch” bids farewell to Sue Herera
Insider hires Russell-Kraft as legal editor
Insider hires Walker and Weinman for finance desk
News Corp. strikes Google deal for WSJ, Barron, MarketWatch.com content
Former CoinDesk editorial staffer Michael McSweeney writes about the recent happenings at the cryptocurrency news site, where…
Manas Pratap Singh, finance editor for LinkedIn News Europe, has left for a new opportunity…
Washington Post executive editor Matt Murray sent out the following on Friday: Dear All, Over the last…
The Financial Times has hired Barbara Moens to cover competition and tech in Brussels. She will start…
CNBC.com deputy technology editor Todd Haselton is leaving the news organization for a job at The Verge.…
Note from CNBC Business News senior vice president Dan Colarusso: After more than 27 years…