Some of Monday’s top business news stories:
Associated Press
Manchin upends Biden’s agenda, won’t back $2 trillion bill, by Lisa Mascaro, Alan Fram, Hope Yen
Restaurants anxious as omicron, high food costs take toll, by Dee-Ann Durbin, Mae Anderson, Sylvia Hui
CNN
Goldman Sachs cuts US economic forecast after Joe Manchin rejects Build Back Better, by Matt Egan
The market may be ignoring risk of Omicron shutdowns, by Paul R. La Monica
The Wall Street Journal
Supply-Chain Mess Threatens Holiday Sales, From Hot Sauce to Board Games, by Austen Hufford
Disney and YouTube Reach Deal, Ending Blackout, by Patience Haggin, Lillian Rizzo
CNBC
Public health emergency end could cause millions to lose Medicaid coverage, by Phil McCausland
Zoom executive says hybrid work will continue to drive growth after the pandemic, by Sumathi Bala
Reuters
Global M&A activity smashes all-time records to top $5 trillion in 2021, by Anirban Sen Pamela Barbglia, Kane Wu
Tesla’s Musk says he will pay over $11 bln in taxes this year
News about business journalism
Bloomberg columnist Levine: Panic is my motivator
New England Cable News to end “This Week in Business”
Reuters staffer Szekely to depart after 43 years
Business in Vancouver shifting website content, printed newspaper
Insider hires Lockwood as a tech reporter
Forbes EIC Lane, reporter testify before Trump grand jury
NY Times fires Wirecutter section editor Marquis
dotLA hires Fortune’s Mashayekhi as an editor
Houston Chronicle hires Luck to cover real estate
Ellis departing Cheddar for Morning Brew
NY Times hires Hernandez from Reuters to be a graphics editor
WSJ reporter Whelan to cover Disney, studios
