Some of Friday’s top business news stories:
Associated Press
EPA head tours embattled communities, says help on the way, by Matthew Daly
Holiday shoppers navigate shortages with mixed results, by Anne D’Innocenzio
CNN
BuzzFeed votes to go public amid staff walkout, by Kerry Flynn
FTC sues to block Nvidia’s $40 billion takeover of Arm, by Rishi Iyengar
The Wall Street Journal
Google Delays Required Return to Office for Employees, by Meghan Bobrowsky
Kroger Sales Rise as Grocer Benefits From Consumers Eating at Home, by Jaewon Kang
CNBC
Ford pickup remains America’s top-selling truck for 45th year, automaker says, by Michael Wayland
Tesla says it needs graphite from China for batteries, requests tariff waiver, by Kif Leswing, Lora Kolodny
Reuters
U.S. Senate passes bill to avert government shutdown, sends to Biden for signature, by Richard Cowan, Susan Cornwell
Musk exercises more options, sells Tesla shares worth $1.01 bln
News about business journalism
FT hires Bush as columnist and associate editor
Fortune hires Lutz as director of social and audience
WSJ hires Subbaraman to cover climate change and earth sciences
Bloomberg taps Buhayar on the data journalism beat
Bloomberg Tax reporter Versprille departs
Dow Jones hires Kwei as SVP of consumer tech
Babu departs Seeking Alpha for The Economist
Goggin hired by NBC News as deputy tech editor
NBC News hires Tenbarge to cover tech and culture
Dallas Morning News hires Skores to cover breaking business news
