Some of Friday’s top business news stories:
Associated Press
New Ford venture to build 2 electric vehicle battery plants, by Tom Krisher
Largest container ship hits East Coast as ports see surge, by David Porter
CNN
Honeywell CEO warns on inflation: ‘We have to be careful’, by Matt Egan
Oatly is valued at $10 billion in New York IPO, by Hanna Ziady
The Wall Street Journal
As Amazon, McDonald’s Raise Wages, Small Businesses Struggle to Keep Up, by Allison Prang
Google to Open Its First Permanent Retail Store This Summer in New York City, by Matt Grossman
CNBC
Unvaccinated Americans are less worried about traveling than vaccinated Americans are, study says, by Monica Buchanan Pitrelli
Wheels Up revenue surges 68% amid robust demand for private jet travel, by Robert Frank
Reuters
U.S. regulators signal stronger risk, tax oversight for cryptocurrencies, by David Lawder, Howard Schneider
Elon Musk says Tesla eyeing Russia as a potential production hub
News about business journalism
Appreciating retiring Crain’s Detroit reporter Greene
Biz Journal to appeal SBA data ruling
Gizmodo editor Biggs departs organization
FedScoop hires Hewitt Jones as managing editor
Ringel, ME of Daily Report in Atlanta, departs for PR
PCMag, Mashable staff vote to approve strike
FT taps Agnew as asset management editor
WSJ taps Al-Muslim to oversee internship program
Bloomberg reporter Hagan receives Best Young Journalist Award
New beats for Walsh, Nagl at Crain’s Detroit
London Stock Exchange says Reuters paywall violates deal terms
