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Talking Biz News Today — May 21, 2021

Some of Friday’s top business news stories:

Associated Press

New Ford venture to build 2 electric vehicle battery plants, by Tom Krisher

Largest container ship hits East Coast as ports see surge, by David Porter

CNN

Honeywell CEO warns on inflation: ‘We have to be careful’, by Matt Egan

Oatly is valued at $10 billion in New York IPO, by Hanna Ziady

The Wall Street Journal

As Amazon, McDonald’s Raise Wages, Small Businesses Struggle to Keep Up, by Allison Prang

Google to Open Its First Permanent Retail Store This Summer in New York City, by Matt Grossman

CNBC

Unvaccinated Americans are less worried about traveling than vaccinated Americans are, study says, by Monica Buchanan Pitrelli

Wheels Up revenue surges 68% amid robust demand for private jet travel, by Robert Frank

Reuters

U.S. regulators signal stronger risk, tax oversight for cryptocurrencies, by David Lawder, Howard Schneider

Elon Musk says Tesla eyeing Russia as a potential production hub

News about business journalism

Appreciating retiring Crain’s Detroit reporter Greene

Biz Journal to appeal SBA data ruling

Gizmodo editor Biggs departs organization

FedScoop hires Hewitt Jones as managing editor

Ringel, ME of Daily Report in Atlanta, departs for PR

PCMag, Mashable staff vote to approve strike

FT taps Agnew as asset management editor

WSJ taps Al-Muslim to oversee internship program

Bloomberg reporter Hagan receives Best Young Journalist Award

New beats for Walsh, Nagl at Crain’s Detroit

London Stock Exchange says Reuters paywall violates deal terms

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