Talking Biz News Today — May 27, 2020

Some of Wednesday’s top business news stories:

Associated Press

Congress shifts attention to overhauling small-business aid, by Andrew Taylor, Lisa Mascaro

Citgo sues Miami firm over millions lost in Venezuela fraud, by Joshua Goodman

CNN

Apple will reopen 100 stores in the US this week, by Rishi Iyengar

Uber and Lyft drivers are suing New York state over unemployment benefits, by Sonia Moghe

The Wall Street Journal

Amtrak Prepares to Cut 20% of Workforce, by Ted Mann

Amazon in Advanced Talks to Buy Self-Driving-Car Tech Company Zoox, by Cara Lombardo, Tim Higgins

CNBC

Domino’s U.S. same-store sales rose 14% in first two months of the quarter, by Amelia Lucas

Merck CEO issues warning on coronavirus: ‘Until all of us are safe, none of us are safe’, by Berkeley Lovelace Jr.

Reuters

Tesla cuts prices by as much as 6% in North America to boost demand, by Yilei Sun, Brenda Goh

Drugmaker Sanofi to raise over $11 billion via sale of Regeneron shares, by Sudip Kar-Gupta

News about business journalism

Local TV stations running Amazon’s PR on workplace safety

Senior tech reporter Kantrowitz leaving BuzzFeed

Law360 hires Steingart as a senior reporter in DC

Utah media demand government release names of businesses

Politico labor policy editor Noah departs

South Carolina paper hires Contino to cover growth and development

Remembering business journalist Karen Blumenthal

Reuters hires Daigle as climate change editor

Law360 hires Doherty as reporter

Ars Technica hires Gaskin as senior commerce writer