Some of Thursday’s top business news stories:
Associated Press
Surprise 5.9% drop in new home sales; prices hit record high, by Martin Crutsinger
Teamsters aims to step up efforts to unionize Amazon workers, by Joseph Pisani
CNN
John McAfee found dead in Spanish prison after his extradition to the US was approved, by Clare Duffy, Alan Goodman
Warren Buffett resigns from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, by Jordan Valinsky
The Wall Street Journal
BuzzFeed Nears Deal to Go Public Via SPAC, Eyeing Digital-Media Rollup, by Benjamin Mullin
Google, Facebook Pressure Falls Short as Antitrust Measures Advance in House Committee, by John D. McKinnon
CNBC
Walmart’s former e-commerce chief Marc Lore says brands like Warby Parker can’t be replicated by big-box retailers, by Lauren Thomas
Embattled EV start-up Lordstown touts ‘real employees at a real plant’ as it seeks capital infusion, by Michael Wayland
Reuters
U.S. bans imports of solar panel material from Chinese company, by Michael Martina, Karen Freifeld, David Shepardson
Musk says Starlink to go public once cash flow is more predictable
News about business journalism
Fox Business website sees strong May results
Silver to become SABEW president
“Marketplace” senior correspondent Tong hired by NPR and WBUR
The Independent taps Politico’s Isaac as economics editor
Expanded role for Crain’s Detroit reporter Frank
Business Post taps O’ Dwyer as deputy biz editor
