Some of Thursday’s top business news stories:
Associated Press
In duel with small investors over GameStop, big funds blink, by Michelle Chapman, Stan Choe
Apple to crack down on tracking iPhone users in early spring, by Michael Liedtke
CNN
Tesla disappoints Wall Street despite strong profits, by Chris Isidore
Tech earnings could supercharge a greedy stock market, by Julia Horowitz
The Wall Street Journal
Apple’s iPhone 12 Helped Deliver a Record $111.4 Billion Quarter, by Tim Higgins
Biden Re-Examining U.S. Arms Sales to Saudi Arabia, U.A.E., by Warren P. Strobel
CNBC
HHS misused millions in health emergency funds over years, watchdog says, by Will Feuer
Low-cost airlines may be ‘better positioned’ for 2021 challenges, by Abigail Ng, Saheli Roy Choudhury
Reuters
U.S. economy likely logged its weakest performance in 74 years in 2020, by Lucia Mutikani
Toyota beats Volkswagen to become World’s No.1 car seller in 2020
News about business journalism
Bartiromo complains about losing Twitter followers
Wisconsin paper names new business reporter
WSJ launches resource to highlight difference between news and opinion
Judge throws out suit against Dow Jones, Barron’s reporter
Protocol launches site focused on China
Business Insider hires Haley to cover VCs, startups
Business Insider, Industry Dive partner with NAHJ on workshops
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…