Some of Tuesday’s top business news stories:
Associated Press
Ford to add 10,800 jobs making electric vehicles, batteries, by Tom Krisher, Bruce Schreiner
Facebook puts Instagram for kids on hold after pushback, by Michelle Chapman
CNN
Activision Blizzard says it will pay $18 million to settle harassment lawsuit, by Rishi Iyengar
Economists slash their forecasts for America’s growth, by Matt Egan
The Wall Street Journal
CAA to Buy Rival Talent Agency ICM Partners in Hollywood Shake-Up, by Erich Schwartzel, Joe Flint
China Power Outages Pose New Threat to Supplies of Chips and Other Goods, by Stella Yifan Xie, Yang Jie, Stephanie Yang
CNBC
Jeff Bezos doubles time with Blue Origin to focus more on his space company, by Michael Sheetz
Beyond Meat to launch its meatless chicken tenders in grocery stores next month, by Amelia Lucas, Kate Rogers
Reuters
Australia challenges Google’s ad dominance, calls for data-use rules, by Byron Kaye
Tariffs, seizures expose U.S. solar industry’s vulnerability to imports, by Nichola Groom
News about business journalism
Bloomberg’s Diaz becomes Spanish team leader
Westfair hires Real as ME of video
Good to cover power sector finance for S&P Global
Observer hires Simonetti to cover tech and creator economy
WSJ appoints Kilhof supervising producer for audio
Lockwood departs Reuters for The Washington Post
Biz media also on trial with Theranos and Holmes
Barron’s hires Vanjani as a markets reporter
