Some of Thursday’s top business news stories:
Associated Press
Boeing Max cleared for takeoff, 2 years after deadly crashes, by David Koenig, Tom Krisher
Apple to cut app store fees as legal scrutiny intensifies, by Michael Liedtke
CNN
A Dutch grocery giant is buying FreshDirect, by Nathaniel Meyersohn
UK to ban sales of new diesel and gasoline cars in 2030, by Charles Riley
The Wall Street Journal
Nvidia Benefits From Sustained Pandemic-Era Remote Work, Videogaming Demand, by Asa Fitch
T.J. Maxx Parent Launches Online Platform as Coronavirus Persists, by Renata Geraldo
CNBC
Starbucks raises wages for its baristas as restaurant industry braces for minimum wage hike, by Amelia Lucas
GM to offer auto insurance that uses data from connected vehicles to price rates, by Micahel Wayland
Reuters
Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine deliveries could start ‘before Christmas’, by Michael Erman, Ludwig Burger
U.S. airline CEOs renew request for more aid in letter to Congress, by David Shepardson, Tracy Rucinski
News about business journalism
Bartiromo receives Phillips Career Achievement Award
Binance sues Forbes, alleging defamation
Bloomberg Media strikes deal to provide content for Saudi news operation
Gerstein to head up Business Insider’s Singapore office
How Business Insider reporter Warren broke the SoulCycle story
Triad Biz Journal hires Warren to cover health care, innovation and banking