Some of Thursday’s top business news stories:
Associated Press
Fed seems inclined to keep rates low as virus poses risks, by Christopher Rugaber
UK employers fear worker shortages in new immigration plan, by Jill Lawless
Fortune
Despite ‘crypto winter,’ new Bitcoin mines continue to open, by David Z. Morris
Why only one-quarter of the world will get true 5G wireless, McKinsey says, by Aaron Pressman
CNN
Solar might be Tesla’s secret weapon, by Chris Isidore
Bud Light Seltzer is already a sensation, by Jordan Valinsky
The Wall Street Journal
Victoria’s Secret to Go Private at $1.1 Billion Valuation, by Khadeeja Safdar, Cara Lombardo
GE, Stung by Boeing Pullback, Pitches for New Business With Airbus, by Benjamin Katz
CNBC
Alamo Drafthouse launches movie ticket subscription service at all theater locations, by Sarah Whitten
Burger King is cutting artificial preservatives and it created a gross new ad to show it off, by Amelia Lucas
Reuters
U.S. housing starts fall, building permits near 13-year high, by Lucia Mutikani
Lyft resumes shared electric bike rentals in NYC, by Tina Bellon
News about business journalism
Bloomberg News, Seattle Times win Polk Awards for business journalism
Bloomberg, The Information test digital subscription bundle
Verlaine moves to WSJ’s financial markets team
WSJ hires Telesca as deputy investing bureau chief
WSJ hires Hirtenstein as markets reporter in London
Former Business New Haven publisher dies
WSJ editor Murray: Chinese expulsion of our reporters is wrong
NY Times hires Das as finance editor
The Markup, launching next week, names board of directors
China revokes three WSJ reporter’s press credentials
Holzman to cover mining for S&P Global
Wosen to cover biotech at San Diego Union-Tribune
Biotech reporter Fidler to join BioPharma Dive as senior editor
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