Some of Wednesday’s top business news stories:
Associated Press
Yellen warns delay in raising debt limit will slow economy, by Christopher Rugaber
Green energy takes hold in unlikely places with Ford project, by Bruce Schreiner, Tom Krisher, Adrian Saintz
CNN
The energy crunch is roiling markets, by Julia Horowitz
Automakers’ problems are much worse than we thought, by Chris Isidore
The Wall Street Journal
The Pandemic Prompts More Companies to Offer Paid Sick Time and Leave—but Millions of Workers Still Don’t Get It, by Kathryn Dill
Big Tech Companies Amass Property Holdings During Covid-19 Pandemic, by Konrad Putzier
CNBC
EV start-up Lucid begins production of flagship Air sedan ahead of customer deliveries, by Michael Wayland
Kind founder, former executives launch Somos, a Mexican food brand built on authenticity, by Amelia Lucas
Reuters
AstraZeneca buys rare disease drugmaker Caelum in potential $500 mln deal, by Yadarisa Shabong, Sachin Ravikumar
Funds demand science-based emissions targets from 1,600 firms, by Simon Jessop
News about business journalism
NY Times hires WSJ’s Farrell to cover big money and private capital
Reporter Salmons to join Pacific Business News
Galloway to host show on biz and tech for CNN+
CNBC hires Russom as correspondent for Shep Smith show
Adweek taps Corona as community editor
Puget Sound Biz Journal names Thompson health care and retail reporter
New EIC Shontell wants to turbocharge the Fortune brand
FT names Mundy its Moral Money editor
Senior editor Gara departs Forbes for FT
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