Some of Tuesday’s top business news stories:
Associated Press
2nd COVID-19 vaccine trial paused over unexplained illness
Microsoft attempts takedown of global criminal botnet, by Frank Bajak
CNN
Disney to overhaul its entertainment business with focus on streaming, by Frank Pallotta
Nobel Prize in economics awarded to Paul Milgrom and Robert Wilson for auction theory, by Charles Riley
The Wall Street Journal
PC Demand During Pandemic Fuels Strongest U.S. Market Growth in a Decade, by Maria Armental
Facebook Bans Content Denying the Holocaust on Its Platforms, by Jeff Horwitz
CNBC
Water has become a big issue for Big Tech. But Microsoft has a plan, by Lucy Handley
Coronavirus response can ‘reshape the future of energy,’ IEA says in annual report, by Pippa Stevens
Reuters
$5 trillion investor group sets tougher portfolio carbon targets, by Simon Jessop
Global watchdogs agree rules for stablecoins like Facebook’s Libra, by Huw Jones
News about business journalism
The Economist has launched a U.S. ad campaign
Brittan, former FT economics editor, dies at 86
Peterson named director of business news at Business Insider
Business Insider hires Licea as senior wealth reporter
George departs NY Daily News for Bloomberg Opinion
Business Insider deputy exec editor Oran named head of Insider’s editorial subscription strategy
Forbes hires managing editor and assistant managing editor
