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
Wall Street Journal reporter Ben Eisen has signed a contract with Norton to write a book about…
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