Some of Tuesday’s top business news stories:
Associated Press
Grand Theft Auto maker buys FarmVille company in $12.7B deal, by Michelle Chapman
Universal health care proposal gets first test in California, by Adam Beam
CNN
Asia’s richest man is buying the Mandarin Oriental in New York for $98 million, by Michelle Toh
Think 2021 was bad? Not for Rolls-Royce, Bentley and Lamborghini, by Peter Valdes-Dapena
The Wall Street Journal
Take-Two Interactive to Buy FarmVille Maker Zynga in $11 Billion Deal, by Sarah E. Needleman
Flight Cancellations Start to Slow as Airlines Reset, by Alison Sider
CNBC
Rivian shares decline on 2021 production and executive departure, by Michael Wayland
Petition for $2,000 monthly stimulus checks has 3 million signatures. ‘Americans need some certainty,’ says restaurateur who started it, by Lorie Konish
Reuters
Powell, Brainard hearings may shine light on inflation risks, broader Fed debates, by Howard Schneider
Union wins representation at second U.S. Starbucks location, by Hillary Russ
News about business journalism
Fast Company editor Mehta named CEO of parent
Boston Globe hires Boston Biz Journal reporter Bartlett
Boston Biz Journal, Bostinno hires Green to cover tech
Adler joins Bloomberg’s City Lab as reporter
Hur joins CNBC as associate reporter
Lazo departs WSJ for CalMatters
Protocol hires Irwin as a reporter
Bloomberg hires Muller as reporter
Crain Communications acquires Journal of Precision Medicine
MarketWatch.com hires Perkins as deputy editor of commerce
LA Times launches eight-week personal finance course
Variety names Setoodeh to be co-editor in chief with Littleton
Bloomberg taps Westcott to cover politics and foreign policy in Australia
Business Insider promotes Morris to senior correspondent
Lloyd joins Insider as economics reporter
Bloomberg hires Wahid on the economics team
Knauth to cover business litigation for Reuters
CyberScoop editor in chief Stone joining Bloomberg
Bloomberg hires Dezenski for DC breaking news desk
