Talking Biz News Today — Aug 6, 2021

Some of Friday’s top business news stories:

Associated Press

US likely enjoyed hiring spree in July as economy rebounds, by Paul Wiseman

US automakers pledge huge increase in electric vehicles, by Tom Krisher, Aamer Madhani

CNN

Big banks are starting to push back their return to offices in response to Delta variant, by Matt Egan

Apple to start checking iPhone and iCloud photos for child abuse imagery, by Samantha Murphy Kelly

The Wall Street Journal

CBO Estimates Infrastructure Bill Would Add $256 Billion to Deficits, by Andrew Duehren

Exxon Considers Pledging ‘Net Zero’ Carbon by 2050, by Christopher M. Matthews, Emily Glazer

CNBC

Ford offers voluntary buyout program for 1,000 U.S. employees, by Robert Towey

Levi Strauss to buy apparel brand Beyond Yoga, launching into activewear, by Lauren Thomas

Reuters

U.S. job growth seen strong as technical factors provide a boost, by Lucia Mutikani

Branson’s Virgin Galactic to sell space flight tickets starting at $450,000

News about business journalism 

Weisenthal steps back from co-hosting “What’d You Miss?”

Dow Jones reports 18 percent jump in revenue, 15 percent rise in earnings

Bloomberg and Ebony strike content sharing deal

Reuters news operation revenue grew 6 percent in second quarter

Ex-Chicago Trib biz editor joins Cook County Treasurer office

Phoenix Biz Journal taps Jensen to cover real estate

Washington Post hires Quartz reporter Timsit

Bloomberg’s Munshi moving to editing desk

Hsien Lin joins FT as a data reporter

The Sun promotes Evans to post of head of consumer coverage