Some of Wednesday’s top business news stories:
Associated Press
Pfizer’s posts $4.9B 1Q profit as vaccine strategy pays off, by Linda A. Johnson
WTO mulling intellectual property waivers for vaccines, by Jamey Keaten
CNN
American factories are desperate for workers. It’s a $1 trillion problem, by Matt Egan
The world’s largest jewelry brand is ditching mined diamonds, by Jordan Valinsky
The Wall Street Journal
Lyft Says First-Quarter Ridership Improved Compared With Much of Last Year, by Micah Maidenberg
CVS Says Covid-19 Vaccinations Slow as U.S. Rollout Runs Into Hesitancy, by Sharon Terlep
CNBC
Goodyear Tire CEO says company has enough supply to blunt looming rubber shortage, by Tyler Clifford
SpaceX: Over 500,000 orders for Starlink satellite internet service received to date, by Michael Sheetz
Reuters
Krispy Kreme eyes new dough with confidential IPO filing
U.S. House panel discusses low-carbon fuel with airline, biofuel industries, by Stephanie Kelly, David Shepardson
News about business journalism
Insider hires Barr as deputy tech editor
Oregonion names Njus its business/economy editor
Bloomberg is expanding its coverage of diversity, equity, inclusion and fairness
Quartz launches Quartz Essentials at the end of each article
Reuters parent reports earnings that beat estimates
What’s next for Yahoo Finance?
Financial Post hires Hughes as a reporter
Skift hires Jorden for news team
Politico hires Morning Consult’s Sabin to cover cybersecurity
