Some of Monday’s top business news stories:
Associated Press
Manchin nixes Biden’s $3.5T budget plan, urges $1.5T instead, by Hope Yen
Epic Games appeals ruling in lawsuit alleging Apple monopoly, by Tom Krisher
CNN
Blackstone drops $3 billion bid for Chinese property developer, by Jordan Valinsky
Disney announces the rest of its 2021 movies will debut exclusively in theaters, by Ramishah Maruf
The Wall Street Journal
TransUnion Nears $3.1 Billion Deal for Neustar, by Cara Lombardo
Shipping Options Dry Up as Businesses Try to Rebuild From Pandemic, by Costas Paris
CNBC
The next fast-food chicken sandwich war may be a vegan one, by Sarah Chandler
Democrats may rein in big estates without reforming the estate tax, by Greg Iacurci
Reuters
Toyota, Honda oppose U.S. House electric vehicle tax plan, by David Shepardson
Kansas City Southern plans to accept Canadian Pacific’s $27 bln bid
News about business journalism
How the WSJ put out a newspaper after the 9/11 attacks
Dow Jones launches video on financial independence of WSJ reporting
Washington Post hires FT’s Shepherd as China correspondent
Buffalo News hires Harris as business reporter
Law360 launches Insurance Authority, hires O’Connor
Arkin joins Law360 as a congressional reporter
Politico deputy health care editor Millman departs for Kaiser
“Marketplace” hires Scarbrough as VP, GM
Fortune health care reporter Mukherjee is leaving
Washtell to cover the tech and industrials beat for Daily Mail
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The Financial Times has hired Barbara Moens to cover competition and tech in Brussels. She will start…