Talking Biz News Today — June 4, 2021

Some of Friday’s top business news stories:

Associated Press

Jobs data to show whether worker shortages still slow hiring, by Christopher Rugaber

White-knuckle thriller for AMC as it sells stock into frenzy, by Michelle Chapman, Stan Choe

CNN

Ford could get hit with $1.3 billion penalty for importing vans from Europe, by Chris Isidore

United plans supersonic flights by 2029, by Chris Isidore

The Wall Street Journal

William Ackman SPAC Nears $40 Billion Universal Music Deal, by Maureen Farrell, Cara Lombardo, Anne Steele

Restaurants, Supermarkets Can’t Find Enough Workers to Open New Locations, byJaewon Kang, Heather Haddon

CNBC

SpaceX sends cargo to the space station, with the company on a record launch pace for 2021, by Michael Sheetz

Express stock tumbles 20% after retailer announces plan to sell 15 million shares, by Lauren Thomas

Reuters

Global M&A surges to record high for third straight month, by Patturaja Murugaboopathy, Gaurav Dogra

Biden proposes 15% corporate minimum tax to win Republican backing of infrastructure plan, by Jarrett Renshaw, David Shepardson

News about business journalism

How the WSJ podcast takes deep reporting to new audiences

Insider hires Harty as senior investing reporter

CyberScoop’s Vavra joins Daily Beast as a national security reporter

Ghosh named Bloomberg’s Africa executive editor

Crain’s Detroit hires Couch as digital editor for audience