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Talking Biz News Today — Feb. 3, 2021

Some of Wednesday’s top business news stories:

Associated Press

It’s not just GameStop worrying Wall Street about a bubble, by Stan Choe

Microsoft backs Australian plan to make Google pay for news, by Rod McGuirk

CNN

Tesla recalls 135,000 cars after pushing back against regulators, by Peter Valdes-Dapena

Pfizer expects to rake in sales of $15 billion from its Covid-19 vaccine this year, by Clare Duffy

The Wall Street Journal

Google Rides Global Ad Recovery to Record Revenue, by Georgia Wells

Oil Companies Endure Brutal 2020, Warn of Slow 2021 Recovery, by Christopher M. Matthews, Sarah McFarlane

CNBC

Kraft Heinz is reportedly in talks to sell Planters for $3 billion to Hormel, by Amelia Lucas

Chipotle shares fall 4% as surging digital orders ease from record pace, earnings fall short, by Amelia Lucas

Reuters

Lawsuit says Tyson Foods misled shareholders about COVID-19 protocols, by Jonathan Stempel

EA hikes annual sales outlook as lockdown boost for videogames continues, by Ayanti Bera

News about business journalism

Business Insider CEO Blodget explains name change to Insider

Cheddar anchor Ali departs

TechCrunch names Shieber its climate editor

Senior consumer tech editor Cranz departs Gizmodo

Business Insider hires Mozee to cover markets

Quartz makes its content available on the Bloomberg terminal

Insider.com is dropping the Business Insider name

Financial Planning hires reporter Browning

Aulbach moves to business beat at Louisville daily

TechCrunch hires Kene-Okafor to cover African startups

How tech reporter Mac kept hammering away at a tip

Bustle taps Owen as editor-in-chief

Money Marketing editor Cash departs for Financial News

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