Talking Biz News Today — May 17, 2021

Some of Tuesday’s top business news stories:

Associated Press

Pipeline operator says “normal operations” have resumed

AP’s top editor calls for probe into Israeli airstrike, by Hope Yen

CNN

AT&T’s WarnerMedia and Discovery are in talks about combining, by Brian Stelter

The stakes couldn’t be higher for America’s first major offshore wind farm, by Matt Egan

The Wall Street Journal

Companies Ponder Speeding Up Plans to Bring Workers Back to Offices, by Chip Cutter, Konrad Putzier

Retailers Try to Solve Labor Imbalances by Retraining Staff, by Suzanne Kapner

CNBC
Governments are deploying ‘wartime-like’ efforts to win the global semiconductor race, by Sam Shead

Payment tech company Marqeta files for IPO as value tops $16 billion on private markets, by ri Levy

Reuters

Ryanair posts record annual loss, but says COVID-19 recovery has begun

U.S. gasoline shortage eases, but pumps dry in some areas, Stephanie Kelly, Laila Kerney

News about business journalism

Hollywood Reporter editor joins digital media startup

Axios hires Charlotte Observer real estate reporter

Gizmodo tech reporter Keck is joining The Verge

American Banker community banking editor Davis is departing

Blumenstein of NY Times talks about expanding its business coverage

New role for Bloomberg reporter Elkin

CNN appoints BBC’s Madowo as Nairobi-based correspondent