Some of Tuesday’s top business news stories:
Associated Press
GM to recall 7M vehicles globally to replace Takata air bags, by Tom Krisher
Employers start sending workers shopping for health coverage, by Tom Murphy
CNN
Enterprise is giving $120 million to improve racial equity, by Chauncey Alcorn
Vaccine progress is trumping bad economic news, by Julia Horowitz
The Wall Street Journal
McCormick Nears Deal to Buy Hot-Sauce Maker Cholula, by Cara Lombardo
Merck to Buy OncoImmune Amid Race for Covid-19 Treatments, by Dave Sebastian
CNBC
Restaurants are ready for a wave of dealmaking as pandemic underscores need for diversification, by Amelia Lucas
GM withdraws support for Trump’s lawsuit against California over emissions, by Michael Wayland
Reuters
BlackRock to buy Aperio for $1.05 billion from Golden Gate Capital, employees
Biden to name Yellen to Treasury to lead U.S. from sharp economic downturn, by Trevor Hunnicutt, David Lawder
News about business journalism
Greenville News hires Navarro as business reporter
Business Insider hires Snyder as managing editor
Law360 hires Rippertoe to cover legal industry
CoStar hires Crain’s Chicago copy chief Narcisse
Bloomberg names Banjo its NY/NJ bureau chief, Saraiva its Dallas bureau chief
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