Some of Wednesday’s top business news stories:
Associated Press
Tesla recall: ‘Full Self-Driving’ software runs stop signs, by Tom Krisher
Google’s Q4 ad sales soar again, parent plans to split stock, by Michael Liedtke
CNN
America’s national debt surpasses $30 trillion for the first time, by Matt Egan
A record number of Americans quit their jobs in 2021, by Anneken Tappe
The Wall Street Journal
Startup Investors Cut Valuations Amid Tech Stock Rout, Dismal IPOs, by Eliot Brown heather Somerville
Consumer Pessimism Grows as Inflation Accelerates, by Danny Doughterty, Andrew Barnett
CNBC
California water officials warn state could face third consecutive dry year as early snowpack dissipates, by Emma Newburger
Restaurant recovery is hampered by higher costs, Covid surges as 2022 gets off to a ‘pretty sober start’, by Kate Rogers
Reuters
Self-driving car companies zoom ahead, leaving U.S. regulators behind, by David Shepardson, Hyunjoo Jin, Joseph White
Investors urge miners to change ways after damning Rio Tinto workplace report, by Ernest Schneyder, Byron Kaye, Praveen Menon
News about business journalism
Reuters botches article on ivermectin and omicron
NAREE seeks entries for real estate reporting competition
The Information hires Nellis to cover semiconductors and hardware
CoStar hires James to cover Seattle real estate
CNN Business names Bayly senior economy editor
The Economist hires Su from LA Times
WSJ hires Cloud as Middle East correspondent
WSJ to expand its enterprise news desk
Davis to cover health care for Crain’s Chicago