Talking Biz News Today — May 5, 2021

Some of Wednesday’s top business news stories:

Associated Press

Pfizer’s posts $4.9B 1Q profit as vaccine strategy pays off, by Linda A. Johnson

WTO mulling intellectual property waivers for vaccines, by Jamey Keaten

CNN

American factories are desperate for workers. It’s a $1 trillion problem, by Matt Egan

The world’s largest jewelry brand is ditching mined diamonds, by Jordan Valinsky

The Wall Street Journal

Lyft Says First-Quarter Ridership Improved Compared With Much of Last Year, by Micah Maidenberg

CVS Says Covid-19 Vaccinations Slow as U.S. Rollout Runs Into Hesitancy, by Sharon Terlep

CNBC

Goodyear Tire CEO says company has enough supply to blunt looming rubber shortage, by Tyler Clifford

SpaceX: Over 500,000 orders for Starlink satellite internet service received to date, by Michael Sheetz

Reuters

Krispy Kreme eyes new dough with confidential IPO filing

U.S. House panel discusses low-carbon fuel with airline, biofuel industries, by Stephanie Kelly, David Shepardson

News about business journalism

Insider hires Barr as deputy tech editor

Oregonion names Njus its business/economy editor

Bloomberg is expanding its coverage of diversity, equity, inclusion and fairness

Quartz launches Quartz Essentials at the end of each article

Reuters parent reports earnings that beat estimates

What’s next for Yahoo Finance?

Financial Post hires Hughes as a reporter

Skift hires Jorden for news team

Politico hires Morning Consult’s Sabin to cover cybersecurity

Boston Biz Journal hires Welker as projects reporter

Reporter Sandler now covering wealth for Forbes