Some of Thursday’s top business news stories:
Associated Press
Starbucks nixes vaccine mandate after Supreme Court ruling, by Dee-Ann Durbin
US, UK begin talks on lifting Trump’s steel tariffs, by Paul Wiseman
CNN
Flush with cash, big companies are ready to buy up rivals and reward investors, by Paul R. La Monica
Gilead announces massive seizure of counterfeit HIV-1 drugs, by Amanda Watts
The Wall Street Journal
Disney Shakes Up Streaming Management, Forms International Hub, by Will Feuer
United Airlines Says Omicron Variant to Slow Travel Rebound, by Alison Sider
CNBC
PepsiCo and Beyond Meat’s joint venture will reportedly launch a plant-based jerky, by Amelia Lucas
Higher prices ahead for Tide detergent and other Procter & Gamble products as costs climb higher, by Amelia Lucas
Reuters
White House meets small and mid-sized firms to discuss competition in tech sector, by nandita Bose
Bank of America profit beats estimates on loan growth, M&A boost, by Niket Nishant, Elizabeth Dilts Marshall
News about business journalism
Politico merges tech and cyber teams, hires deputy editor
Globe and Mail hires Durrani as a tech reporter
Florida Trends hires Chachere as executive editor
Wall Street Journal names its winter/spring interns
Cachero to cover personal finance for Bloomberg
Stacker hires four new editorial staffers
Insider appoints Bhaimiya junior strategy reporter
Ryan moving to real estate/development beat at Boston Business Journal
Reuters names Kim its news editor for North Asia, Southeast Asia and Australasia
Portland Biz Journal makes beat changes
Gardner joins Puck News as founding partner and national correspondent
