Some of Friday’s top business news stories:
Associated Press
The Teamsters have a new mission: Unionize Amazon workers, by Joseph Pisani
All big banks pass latest Federal Reserve ‘stress tests’, by Ken Sweet
CNN
New York’s economy is America’s worst, by Anneken Tappe
House Judiciary advances sweeping legislation to rein in and break up Big Tech, by Brian Fung
The Wall Street Journal
Biden, Senators Agree to Roughly $1 Trillion Infrastructure Plan, by Andrew Duehren, Kristina Peterson, Sabrina Siddiqui
CNBC
Nike earnings and sales beat estimates as retailer books record revenue in North America, by Lauren Thomas
Supply chain pressures are still a problem due to workforce shortages, manufacturing group says, by Pia Singh
Reuters
Britain begins formal Amazon, Google fake review inquiry, by James Davey, Yadarisa Shabong
Job hole or inflation? Fed policymakers split over risk view, by Ann Saphir
News about business journalism
Alliance of Area Business Publishers names 2021 award winners
Ex-Quartz cofounders launch new venture covering work
Indianapolis Biz Journal hires Ketterer as a reporter
Newsday biz reporter Reich-Hale is departing
Union challenges new Dow Jones book leave policy, Greater New York layoffs
NY Times hires BuzzFeed’s Mac to cover tech accountability
Edwards named team leader for U.S. consumer coverage at Bloomberg
Politico taps Luthi to cover tech influence
FDA reporter Kaplan is departing NY Times
Business newsletter Charlotte Ledger has 2,000 subs, $175k in annual revenue
“Planet Money” hires Beras as a host/reporter
