Some of Monday’s top business news stories:
Associated Press
New law cracks down on shell companies to combat corruption, by Joshua Goodman
Semiconductor shortage forces automobile production cuts, by Tom Krisher, Michael Liedtke
CNN
Nearly 4 million Americans have been out of work for at least six months, by Tami Luhby
Corporate America halts donations to Republicans who voted to overturn the election, by Jazmin Goodwin
The Wall Street Journal
Amazon, Walmart Tell Consumers to Skip Returns of Unwanted Items, by Suzanne Kapner, Paul Ziobro
Twitter, Facebook and Others Silenced Trump. Now They Learn What’s Next., by Sarah E. Needleman, Georgia Wells
CNBC
Covid vaccinations offer CVS, Walgreens and Rite Aid a chance to showcase how drugstores have changed, by Melissa Repko
Pickup trucks dominate America’s 10 best-selling vehicles of 2020, by Michael Wayland
Reuters
Apple, Hyundai set to agree electric car tie-up, says Korea IT News, by Hyunjoo Jin
OPEC crude output cuts should help U.S. shale profits in 2021, by Jennifer Hiller
News about business journalism
Maggi hired by E&E News to be editor on natural resources team
WBBM Newsradio biz editor Walter is retiring
Indianapolis Biz Journal’s Harton becomes custom content editor
Fox to wary advertisers: Bartiromo is “hard-hitting journalism”
Adweek hires Cahillane as a reporter
Minneapolis/St. Paul Biz Journal reporter Halter joining Axios
STAT hires Cohrs to cover health care policy
Bloomberg’s Leonard moving to White House team
WSJ’s Zeisler talks about how reporters have the right technology
Quinn promoted to assistant print editor at Indianapolis Biz Journal
