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Talking Biz News Today — May 24, 2021

Some of Monday’s top business news stories:

Associated Press

Biden’s solar ambitions collide with China labor complaints, by Joe McDonald

Average US price of gas jumps 8 cents per gallon to $3.10

CNN

Virgin Galactic launches third successful spaceflight, by Jackie Wattles

Bitcoin falls as much as 13% Sunday, extending losses from brutal week, by Allison Morrow

The Wall Street Journal

Kansas City Southern to Combine With Canadian National Railway in Roughly $30 Billion Deal, by Dave Sebastian

New Face-Mask Rules Put Grocery Workers Back at Center of Debate, by Jaewon Kang

CNBC

Discount retailers TJX, Ross stage a comeback as shoppers crave ‘treasure hunting’ for clothes again, by Lauren Thomas

Breeze Airways debuts in travel rebound, the second new U.S. airline in a month, by Leslie Josephs

Reuters

Crypto recovery stalls as miners eye exits

GM improves rating in annual supplier relations study

News about business journalism

Vaitheeswaran named global energy and climate innovation editor at The Economist

WSJ graphics reporter Levitt departs due to newsletter

Austin Biz Journal hires Pitcher to cover residential real estate

Bloomberg’s German bureau chief joining PR firm

New biz journal coming to North Carolina

Insider hires Musumeci as senior reporter

Helm, editor at large at Inc/Fast Company, departs after a decade

Argus Media hires Cunningham as corporate energy reporter

Denver Biz Journal promotes Geers to editor in chief

Dow Jones taps Hutchison as CCO

Bloomberg names Doff senior editor on its editing hub

Riley departs Washington Post for CyberScoop

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