Some of Tuesday’s top business news stories:
Associated Press
Minimum wage hike all but dead in big COVID relief bill, by Alan Fram
Zoom posts big quarter even as subscriber growth slows, by Michael Liedtke
CNN
Two of the most powerful economic voices in America disagree on a tax for the uber-rich, by Matt Egan
Rocket Lab joins the SPAC craze, by Jackie Wattles
The Wall Street Journal
United Airlines Buys 25 New Boeing 737 MAX Jets, by Alison Sider
Twitter Expands Use of Enforcement System to Covid-19 Falsehoods, by Paul Ziobro
CNBC
Nike’s North American head Ann Hebert resigns after report reveals ties to a sneaker resale biz, by Lauren Thomas
Congress is moving ahead with $1,400 stimulus checks. Here’s how soon the money could arrive, by Lorie Konish
Reuters
Lawsuit accuses Amazon of ‘systemic’ racism in corporate offices, by Jonathan Stempel, Jeffrey Dastin
Disney CEO says households without kids have boosted streaming success
News about business journalism
FairWarning closes after criticism over diversity
TechCrunch hires two to cover transportation
How Forbes, Bloomberg adapted their events biz during the pandemic
Auto reporter looks for the impact of the pandemic
Loeb Awards now seeking entries for 2020
Adweek hires Miller as a senior editor
Sartipzadeh hired as managing editor at Industry Dive
Politico ag reporter to legislative beat, legislative reporter to econ beat
Rest of World hires Zelenko as deputy editor
Marek hired as senior editor for Payments Dive
Skillman named alternative data editor at Bloomberg
Politico hires Arciga to cover tech, cybersecurity and defense legislation
Radio personality Yee, financial journalist Tisdale launch new platform
