Some of Friday’s top business news stories:
Associated Press
Instacart, others push incentives to get workers vaccinated, by Alexandra Olson, Dee-Ann Durbin
US unemployment claims jump to 965,000 as virus takes toll, by Christopher Rugaber
CNN
US debt surged by $7 trillion under Trump. It will go much higher under Biden, by Matt Egan
New rule could make it harder for banks to cut ties with oil and coal companies, by Matt Egan
The Wall Street Journal
Delta Looks Toward Recovery After Dark Pandemic Winter, by Alison Sider
Toyota to Pay $180 Million to Settle Complaint Over Delayed Emissions Defect Reports, by Allison Prang
CNBC
Pet care retailer Petco shares surge 63% in first day of trading, by Melissa Repko
With a lot of optimism and vaccine hopes, U.S. auto sales could increase as much as 10% in 2021, by Michael Wayland
Reuters
U.S. shale producers lock in future sales as oil prices rise to one-year high, by Devika Krishna Kumar, Jennifer Hiller
Naturgy to invest up to $1.8 billion in U.S. after $57 million acquisition
News about business journalism
Q&A with Paulina Likos, investing reporter at US News & World Report
AP econ reporter Boak moving to White House team
The Logic hires Brownell from Maclean’s
Law360’s Monyak joining CQ Now as immigration reporter
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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…