Some of Thursday’s top business news stories:
Associated Press
Paid family leave falls out of Biden bill as tempers rise, by Lisa Mascaro, Aamer Madhani, Alan Fram
Starbucks raising US workers’ pay as union effort looms, by Dee-Ann Durbin
CNN
Bitcoin’s slide from record highs is a warning for crypto investors, by Paul R. La Monica
Ford earnings and sales fall — but not as much as feared, by Chris Isidore
The Wall Street Journal
Federal Trade Commission Scrutinizing Facebook Disclosures, by John D. McKinnon, Brent Kendall
Hertz Links Up With Uber to Offer 50,000 Tesla Rentals, by Nora Naughton
CNBC
Commercial flights that fly ‘entirely on hydrogen’ planned for 2024, by Anmar Frangoul
Retail trade group expects holiday sales to rise by all-time record, despite congested ports, by Melissa Repko
News about business journalism
Smith joins NY Times biz desk to cover economy
Why is the biz media skeptical about economic news?
Vox/Recode taps Morrison to cover Big Tech regulation, antitrust
Piche joins Winnipeg Free Press business desk
Hollywood Reporter taps two staffers for awards coverage
Washington Biz Journal’s Hansen to oversee new Richmond biz site
NerdWallet plans to raise up to $158 million in IPO
Vogue Business hires Salerno-Garthwaite as data editor
Private Equity News hires McCarthy as reporter
Skinner departing Investment News for Hightower Advisors