Some of Friday’s top business news stories:
Associated Press
Lights come back on in Texas as water woes rise in the South, by Paul J. Weber, Jill Bleed
Pandemic restaurant closures produce glut of used equipment, by Terence Chea
CNN
Accenture to hire 150 moms for ‘highly coveted roles’, by Vanessa Yurkevich
Walmart just boosted pay to $15. It’s not what you think, by nathaniel Meyersohn
The Wall Street Journal
IBM Explores Sale of IBM Watson Health, by Laura Cooper, Cara Lombardo
Roku’s Revenue Surges 58% on Pandemic-Fueled Streaming Boom, by Patience Haggin
CNBC
Online shipping costs expected to increase further into the pandemic, by katie Tsai
Texas grid failure ignites feud over Republican oversight of the energy industry, by Emma Newburger
Reuters
Canada vows to be next country to go after Facebook to pay for news, by David Ljunggren
Uber faces UK Supreme Court ruling on worker rights in gig economy test, by Costas Pitas
News about business journalism
Bloomberg Tax hires Rapoport as senior reporter
Kudlow’s new show has strong ratings
Reporter Elegant departs Fortune
Al Jazeera launches Arabic-language biz news site
Kaiser Health News hires Levey in DC
