Some of Thursday’s top business news stories:
Associated Press
Facebook shuts out NYU academics’ research on political ads, by Barbara Ortutay
GM posts $2.8B profit, but cautious tone sinks share price, by Tom Krisher
CNN
Disney’s Star Wars hotel comes with an out-of-this-world price tag, by Frank Pallotta
Meet the new meme stock: Robinhood soars 82%, by Matt Egan
The Wall Street Journal
Airlines’ Bet on Business-Travel Rebound Tested by Delta Variant, by Alison Sider
Auto Makers Aim to Boost EV Sales to 40%-50% of U.S. Sales by 2030, by Ben Foldy, Katy Stech Ferek
CNBC
Some retailers used the pandemic to accelerate turnaround plans. Those stocks are getting rewarded, by Lauren Thomas
Target to pay 100% of college tuition and textbooks in bid to attract workers, by Melissa Repko
Reuters
U.S. services sector growth accelerates despite supply constraints, by Lucia Mutikani
Millers, bakers fret as drought withers North America’s spring wheat, by Rod Nickel, Karl Plume
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BBC tech correspondent Cellan-Jones to leave after 40 years
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