Some of Friday’s top business news stories:
Associated Press
US jobless claims tick up to 745,000 as layoffs remain high, by Paul Wiseman
By slimmest of margins, Senate takes up $1.9T relief bill, by Alan Fram
CNN
Corporate America’s earnings recession is over, by Julia Horowitz
UK launches antitrust probe into Apple, by Julia Horowitz
The Wall Street Journal
Costco Sales Rise 15% in Latest Quarter, by Kimberly Chin
GM Looking to Build Second Battery Factory in U.S., by Ben Foldy, Mike Colias
CNBC
Manhattan apartment discounts may be ending soon as sales soar 73% in February, by Robert Franck
Airlines are overhauling their business models after the devastating shock of Covid, by Silvia Amaro
Reuters
U.S. ITC criticizes Ford for pursuing SK Innovation battery deals, by David Shepardson, Heekyong Yang
Square’s $297 million deal for Jay Z’s music service Tidal may bring blockchain to masses, by Noor Zainab Hussain, Elizabeth Clifford, Paresh Dave
News about business journalism
WSJ’s Dooling on what empowered her career
WSJ revamping digital strategy, causing tension with reporters
Bloomberg News taps Killingsworth to lead Americas editing hub
Reuters names Jenkins a national affairs editor
Bloomberg Industry hires Chen as law columnist
Sportico hires Badenhausen as a reporter
SpaceNews hires Rainbow to cover telecommunications industry
How Forbes is helping underrepresented groups and businesses
SNEWS is now the Outside Business Journal
