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• Biden says Americans must accept a job or lose unemployment benefits after disappointing jobs report
  (Fox Business)


• Top US fuel pipeline down for 4th day as hackers issue statement
  (Reuters)


• More than 40 attorneys general urge Facebook to stop plans for an Instagram for kids
  (CNN Business)


• FAA seeks fines against more misbehaving airline passengers
  (AP)


• Ford names new F-150 electric pickup Lightning with plans to reveal it May 19
  (CNBC)


• St. Vincent announces $325M expansion at 86th Street
  (The Indianapolis Star)


• Cummins CEO: Govt. Must Invest In Gas Alternatives, Too
  (The Post-Journal)


• Big US job gain expected, if employers found enough workers
  (AP)


• China posts rapid trade growth in April as recovery races ahead
  (Reuters)


• China posts rapid trade growth in April as recovery races ahead
  (CNN Business)


• Pfizer, BioNTech seek full FDA approval for COVID-19 vaccine
  (Fox Business)


• IBM says it has created the world's smallest and most powerful microchip
  (CNN Business)


• How Small Business Evolved During The Pandemic and What Still Needs to be Done
  (Inc.)


• US unemployment claims fall to a pandemic low of 498,000
  (AP)


• SpaceX lands Mars rocket prototype for the first time
  (CNN Business)


• Peloton's treadmill recall erases $4B in value on eve of exercise company's earnings release
  (Fox Business)


• Japan develops drone with encryption tech to prevent data theft
  (The Japan News)


• Liberty steel owner in talks over £200m lifeline
  (BBC News)


• JCPenney Layoffs 2021: Retailer Slashes 650 Jobs Under New Owners
  (International Business Times)


• Red Hot Chili Peppers sell rights to catalogue of hits to Hipgnosis
  (The Guardian)


• Pfizer Earned $3.5 Billion From Its COVID-19 Vaccines In 3 Months
  (International Business Times)


• Goldman Sachs tells bankers to return to office in June
  (BBC News)


• Nissan to sell all stake in Daimler
  (The Japan News)


• Circle K launches beverage subscription program for $5.99 per month
  (CNBC)


• WTO mulling intellectual property waivers for vaccines
  (AP)


• Krispy Kreme submits plan for IPO
  (Fox Business)


• Snapchat Can Be Sued For Role In Fatal Car Crash, Court Rules
  (NPR)


• Lilly hit by staff accusations, FDA scrutiny at COVID drug factories
  (Reuters)


• Eli Lilly to supply 400,000 tablets of its COVID-19 treatment to India
  (Reuters)


• After a tough year, IU Health reports operating income up 148% in first quarter
  (Indianapolis Business Journal)


• NextEra brings online 130MW Arizona PV plus storage
  (reNews)


• Researchers: Climate pledges see world closing on Paris goal
  (AP)


• U.S. approves massive solar project in California desert
  (Reuters)


• The world's largest jewelry brand is ditching mined diamonds
  (CNN Business)


• Driver shortage, looming regulation cloud Uber, Lyft recovery
  (Reuters)


• Jay-Z completes sale of Tidal to Jack Dorsey’s Square for reported $350M
  (Fox Business)


• General Motors To Invest $1B To Produce Electric Cars In Mexico
  (Yahoo! Finance)


• Verizon offloads Yahoo and AOL in $5 billion deal
  (CNN Business)


• Kroger begins testing home grocery delivery with drones
  (USA Today)


• Okta’s Auth0 deal closes: Inside the 8-year, $6.5 billion courtship
  (Fortune)


• Music livestreaming startup Mandolin plans to hire up to 100
  (Indianapolis Business Journal)


• Apple’s app store goes on trial in threat to ‘walled garden’
  (AP)


• Tesla, under scrutiny in China, steps up engagement with regulators
  (Reuters)


• India COVID surge pushes oil prices down further
  (Al Jazeera)


• EU unveils plans for overseas tourists to return
  (BBC News)


• Warren Buffett's successor will be Greg Abel: report
  (Fox Business)


• Disneyland reopens after being closed for more than a year
  (CNN Business)


• Biden to the nation and world: ‘America is rising anew’
  (Boston.com)


• Fed keeps key rate near zero, sees inflation as ‘transitory’
  (AP)


• New York City plans to fully reopen on July 1, Bill de Blasio says
  (Business Insider)


• Surging U.S. crop prices reverse fortunes in rural Iowa
  (Reuters)


• Amazon is raising eyebrows in Ireland with reports of a new e-commerce hub
  (CNBC)


• Ford posts $3.3 billion quarterly profit, but warns worst of chip shortage still to come
  (The Detroit News)


• Tokyo Disney Resort operator posts first net loss in fiscal 2020
  (The Japan News)


• Surge in iPhone sales sees Apple's profits double
  (BBC News)


• EU lawmakers approve post-Brexit trade treaty
  (AP)


• New union study claims gender, racial pay inequities in Gannett newsrooms
  (Columbia Journalism Review)


• Ex-New York power market CEO named interim ERCOT CEO
  (Fox Business)


• Tesla is now sitting on $2.5 billion of bitcoin
  (CNBC)


• Eli Lilly cuts back forecast
  (The Journal Gazette)


• Biden appoints official to oversee 'Buy American' initiative
  (The Hill)


• Bank losses linked to Archegos top $10bn after latest results
  (The Guardian)


• Real ID requirement for air travel delayed amid lag at motor vehicle branches
  (Indianapolis Business Journal)


• Biden raises minimum wage for federal contractors to $15/hr
  (Reuters)


• France, Germany plan billions in pandemic recovery spending
  (AP)


• Apple Rolls Out Major New Privacy Protections For iPhones And iPads
  (NPR)


• Plus and Cummins Collaborate to Develop the Industry’s First Supervised Autonomous Trucks Using a Natural Gas Powertrain
  (Yahoo! Finance)


• Beyond Meat unveils new version of its meat-free burgers for grocery stores
  (CNBC)


• Book sales surge in 2020 as UK rediscovers love of reading
  (BBC News)


• Apple, Google come under fire at Senate antitrust hearing
  (Fox Business)


• Jeff Bezos, Drake and others invest $80 million in sports media company Overtime
  (CNBC)


• US ends oil, gas lease sales from public land through June
  (AP)


• AT&T beats revenue estimates as reopening helps phone sales
  (Reuters)


• Exxon Demand for Millions Lost in Cuba Survives Court Fight
  (Bloomberg)


• Discord To Remain Independent After Concluding Talks With Microsoft
  (International Business Times)


• Businesses scramble for help as job openings go unfilled
  (AP)


• After Chauvin verdict, business leaders speak out saying fight for racial justice must continue
  (CNBC)


• China market regulator urges Tesla to ensure product quality in China
  (Reuters)


• Simon & Schuster says Mike Pence book will proceed, despite employee petitions
  (Fox Business)


• General Motors CEO announces remote work plan for employees
  (CNN Business)


• EU regulator finds possible Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine, blood clot link
  (Fox News)


• CN bids $33.7B for Kansas City Southern, tops $25B proposal
  (AP)


• Boeing extends CEO’s retirement age, a vote of confidence during crises
  (Reuters)


• Delta announces $1.2 billion first quarter loss
  (The Hill)


• Indiana announces $30 million grant program for hotels, entertainment venues
  (Indianapolis Business Journal)


• UK government orders investigation into Nvidia’s $40bn Arm takeover
  (The Guardian)


• Crypto bandwagon: UK mulls ‘Britcoin’ digital currency
  (Al Jazeera)


• Source: Swiss billionaire drops bid for Tribune Publishing
  (AP)


• GameStop loses CEO in latest management shakeup
  (Reuters)


• UK government intervenes in Nvidia takeover of chip designer Arm
  (BBC News)


• Amazon union election results should be set aside, union argues to labor board
  (CNN Business)


• US jobless claims plunge to 576,000, lowest since pandemic
  (AP)


• Global chip shortage to last into 2022: Semiconductor giant TSMC
  (Al Jazeera)


• Walmart investing in GM’s Cruise self-driving car company
  (CNBC)


• Grab set for $40bn valuation in US share listing
  (BBC News)


• Nashville courts Oracle with 8,500 new jobs on the table
  (Fox Business)


• NextEra Energy proposes solar array in St. Albans Town
  (St. Albans Messenger)


• Coinbase valued at $86 bln in choppy Nasdaq debut
  (Reuters)


• Hundreds of corporations, business leaders, celebs sign statement against voting restrictions
  (CNBC)


• Bernie Madoff, mastermind of vast Ponzi scheme, dies in federal prison at age 82
  (Fox Business)


• Dell is spinning VMware out of its IT empire in a deal worth up to $9.7 billion
  (Business Insider)


• Toshiba president resigns amid controversy over CVC buyout offer
  (The Japan News)


• Ford announces more shutdowns at assembly plants, including Kentucky Truck plant
  (Courier Journal)


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  (AP)


• US recommends ‘pause’ for J&J shots in blow to vaccine drive
  (AP)


• US investigating possible air bag failures in GM vehicles
  (Fox Business)


• Grab to unveil world’s biggest SPAC merger, valued at nearly $40 bln - sources
  (Reuters)


• Boeing’s sales again outpace cancellations, jetliner deliveries pick up
  (CNBC)


• Mastercard, UBS, and J.P. Morgan pour $65 million into Ethereum startup studio Consensys
  (Fortune)


• Uber seeking more drivers after March booking record
  (The Journal Gazette)


• Supply of available Indy-area homes plummets in March while sale prices rise
  (Indianapolis Business Journal)


• Revealed: the Facebook loophole that lets world leaders deceive and harass their citizens
  (The Guardian)


• Yes, the IRS can tax bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. What you need to know
  (CNN Business)


• Walmart Plans Massive India Warehouse With Billionaire Adani
  (Bloomberg Businessweek)


• IU Health Awards Second Round of Statewide Grants
  (Inside Indiana Business)


• White House to zero in on chip shortage in meeting with company officials
  (Reuters)


• Apple is sending an exec to an antitrust hearing, following an awkward exchange of letters in which 2 senators accused it of refusing to attend
  (Business Insider)


• Microsoft, Nuance $19.7B deal to keep M&A hot
  (Fox Business)


• General Motors-backed Cruise is set to expand self-driving operations to Dubai in 2023
  (CNBC)


• China’s Alibaba promises to make life easier for smaller firms
  (Al Jazeera)


• Biden’s $2T infrastructure plan to be funded by corporate tax hike proposal
  (Fox Business)


• Pfizer Says COVID-19 Vaccine Shows '100% Efficacy' In Adolescents
  (NPR)


• Higher commodity costs lead to price hikes from Kimberly-Clark and other consumer giants
  (CNBC)


• Higher commodity costs lead to price hikes from Kimberly-Clark and other consumer giants
  (CNN Business)


• Hedge fund fallout wipes over $9 bln from market value of Credit Suisse, Nomura
  (Reuters)


• World leaders call for pandemic treaty, but short on details
  (AP)


• Amazon union vote in Alabama to close, but results could take weeks
  (Fox Business)


• Suez crisis creates winners and losers in the global supply chain
  (Al Jazeera)


• Auto industry urges Biden to back 'comprehensive' EV plan
  (Reuters)


• US to seize Top Glove products over labour abuses
  (BBC News)


• German industrial union, employers reach pay agreement
  (AP)


• Aviation start-up Lilium to go public through SPAC deal with ex-GM executive
  (CNBC)


• Dominion Voting sues Fox for $1.6B over 2020 election claims
  (AP)


• Senate passes extension of popular small-business loan program
  (The Hill)


• Justices say accident victims can sue Ford in state courts
  (Fox Business)


• WeWork takes SPAC route to go public in $9 billion deal
  (Reuters)


• Push for state gasoline tax hike scrapped due to federal windfall
  (Greater Baton Rouge Business Report)


• Big Tech CEOs over speech, misinformation
  (AP)


• Unemployment claims sink to coronavirus pandemic low of 684,000
  (Fox Business)


• U.S. Raises Cap on Small-Business Disaster Loans
  (New York Times)


• Nike, H&M face backlash and boycotts in China over stance on Uyghur treatment
  (NBC News)


• Exclusive: U.S. regulator opens inquiry into Wall Street's blank check IPO frenzy - sources
  (Reuters)


• American Petroleum Institute endorses carbon pricing as industry faces pressure on curbing emissions
  (CNBC)


• Suez Canal: Owner of cargo ship blocking waterway apologises
  (BBC News)


• Nigeria’s crackdown on Bitcoin echoes global crypto conundrum
  (Al Jazeera)


• Cummins chief speaks out against anti-Asian violence
  (The Intelligencer)


• China may just have doomed its trade deal with Europe
  (CNN Business)


• Yum! Brands to Acquire Leading Omnichannel Ordering and Marketing Platform Company
  (Yahoo! Finance)


• Amazon faces growing worker pressure in shadow of Alabama union vote
  (Fox Business)


• GameStop tumbles as Reddit darling considers share sale
  (Reuters)


• Coinbase IPO Will Make CEO A 'Decabillionaire', Owns Stock Worth $13.6 Billion
  (International Business Times)


• Intel announces Arizona expansion as chipmaker seeks footing
  (AP)


• Gannett-Owned Newspaper Under Fire For Inflammatory Photo Caption
  (Mount Pleasant Daily Voice)


• Facebook sued for 'deceptive practices' over disinformation on platform
  (The Guardian)


• 3 downtown hotels to ‘un-bubble’ as NCAA consolidates teams to 1 property
  (Indianapolis Business Journal)


• Intel’s New CEO Is Doubling Down on Chip Manufacturing, for $20 Billion
  (Barron's)


• After a year of lockdowns, billionaires are $1.3 trillion richer
  (Fast Company)


• Charles Schwab leaves US Chamber of Commerce
  (The Hill)


• New SBA head plans changes at agency; focus now is COVID-19
  (AP)


• Futures drop ahead of Powell, Yellen testimonies
  (Reuters)


• ‘The last 12 months has taken a huge toll on us’: Frustration rises in the UK amid lockdowns and loss
  (CNBC)


• Rich people are dodging more taxes than the IRS realized, study finds
  (Fox Business)


• Country music star bringing enterprise to business park
  (Thomasville Times-Enterprise)


• Goldman Sachs chief praises staff for raising 'inhumane' work concerns
  (BBC News)


• Iowa’s only nuclear power plant will be turned into a solar farm
  (electrek)


• Supply bottlenecks leave ships stranded, businesses stymied
  (AP)


• Exclusive: U.S. senators press Biden to set end date for gas-powered car sales
  (Reuters)


• Jeep unveils all-electric Wrangler concept SUV
  (CNBC)


• Deliveroo targets valuation of up to £8.8bn in share listing
  (BBC News)


• Texas Roadhouse founder Kent Taylor, 65, passes away after battle with worsening COVID-19 symptoms
  (Fox Business)


• 2021 Business Leaders of the Year
  (Mainebiz)


• Air travel is picking up as TSA records highest passenger screenings in nearly a year
  (CNBC)


• Los Angeles to reopen indoor dining, gyms
  (Fox Business)


• Fed likely to pen rosier forecasts, but no policy shift expected
  (Reuters)


• Facebook to label vaccine posts to combat COVID-19 misinfo
  (AP)


• Tencent Loses $62 Billion, Wiping Out Value of Fintech Business
  (Bloomberg)


• Private equity firm CVC lands $509 million deal for international rugby tournament
  (CNBC)


• Southeast Asia's Grab in talks for U.S. listing via $40 billion SPAC deal: sources
  (Reuters)


• Lawmakers strike bipartisan deal to extend small-business loan program
  (Politico)


• Covid stimulus: Biden signs $1.9tn relief bill into law
  (BBC News)


• Netflix is testing a crackdown on password sharing
  (CNBC)


• Drive-throughs, delivery are now crucial to a restaurant’s success: Former Yum! Brands CEO
  (Yahoo! Finance)


• Pakistan bans TikTok again
  (CNN Business)


• CVS Will Be Administering The COVID Vaccine At Target Stores In These States
  (International Business Times)


• Bank of Japan official: Long-term interest rates ‘should move more up and down’
  (The Japan News)


• Ford begins early production of not-yet-announced small pickup truck
  (The Day)


• Special Report: Insider alleges Eli Lilly blocked her efforts to sound alarms about U.S. drug factory
  (Reuters)


• Warren Buffett’s fortune tops $100B as his stock soars
  (AP)


• Small businesses seek more time to apply for PPP loans
  (Fox Business)


• Covid changed how we think of offices. Now companies want their spaces to work as hard as they do
  (CNBC)


• Jet Blue founder's Breeze Airways cleared for takeoff by DOT
  (Fox Business)


• Kroger will close 3 grocery stores following Los Angeles hazard pay mandate
  (CNN Business)


• Dow Closes at Record High After House Passes Stimulus Bill
  (Barron's)


• Progressive Insurance CMO who brought us Flo and Dr. Rick is retiring
  (Cleveland Business Journal)


• Costco facing cheese shortage amid imported food shipping delays
  (Fox News)


• Simon strikes rent deal to keep Ann Taylor, Loft and Lane Bryant stores open
  (Indianapolis Business Journal)


• Business groups issue both praise and criticism on COVID relief bill's passage
  (The Hill)


• Lifting mask mandates in Texas has caused conflicts for small businesses
  (The Guardian)


• GE dismantles the business that ended its dominance a decade ago
  (CNN Business)


• General Electric Sells Jet Leasing Unit
  (The Street)