Talking Biz News Today — June 29, 2021

Some of Tuesday’s top business news stories:

Associated Press

Judge dismisses gov’t antitrust lawsuits against Facebook, by Michael Balsamo, Marcy Gordon

Gas prices rise again, no sign of letting up this summer

CNN

Regulators are keeping a close watch on crypto, by Julia Horowitz

This Wall Street bank is bucking the back to office trend, by Matt Egan

The Wall Street Journal

Apparel Importers, Like Uniqlo, Tripped Up by U.S. Ban on Forced-Labor Goods From China, by Yuka Hayashi

Juul to Pay $40 Million to Settle Lawsuit Alleging It Targeted Teens, by Omar Abdel-Baqui, Jennifer Maloney

CNBC

Etsy CEO bets on e-commerce growth in Brazil with $217 million Elo7 deal, by Tyler Clifford

State and local tax cap may be here to stay for the highest earners in high tax states, by Robert Frank

Reuters

Uber to let office staff work up to half their time from anywhere -source, by Paresh Dave

Wall Street banks hike shareholder payouts after Fed gives the green light, by David Henry, Niket Nishant

News about business journalism

Columbus Biz First hires Meibers as a reporter

Spartanburg paper hires Casteel to cover growth and development

Sacramento Biz Journal reporter Alvarez departing for grad school

McClatchy hires WSJ’s Dooling as ME for editorial experimentation

Insider union wins election, bargaining to begin in the fall

Aldrick departs The Times of London for Bloomberg

Business Insider reporter Ciment is departing

Longtime Wall Street columnist Marcial dies at 89

The Times of London hires Nixon as a money reporter

Insider senior correspondent Taylor joining features team

WSJ hires Hiller as an energy reporter