Some of Thursday’s top business news stories:
Associated Press
Fed signals more aggressive steps to fight inflation, by Christopher Rugaber
Long-term US mortgage rates edge up this week to 4.72%, by Matt Ott
CNN
Warren Buffett is buying big again, by Julia Horowitz
More oil, nuclear power and wind: How the UK plans to tackle the energy crisis, by Anna Cooban
The Wall Street Journal
Tesla, Elon Musk Gear Up to Open Austin Gigafactory With ‘Cyber Rodeo’, by Rebecca Elliott
Walmart Dangles $110,000 Starting Pay to Lure Truck Drivers, by Sarah Nassauer
CNBC
Ford will continue to struggle as chip shortage lingers, Barclays says in downgrade, by Jesse Pound
Demand for used cars drops from a year ago but high prices aren’t budging, by Sarah O’Brien
Reuters
U.S. weekly jobless claims fall as labor market tightens, seasonal factors revised, by Lucia Mutikani
HP soars to a record after Buffett’s Berkshire reveals $4.2 billion stake, by Jonathan Stempel
News about business journalism:
TechCrunch hires Weber to cover climate tech
Bloomberg hires Odayar as markets editor
Bloomberg hires Nylen to cover antitrust
Clack joins BBC as a journalist for money and work
How Bankrate’s Wisniewski wants to improve consumer’s personal finance habits
Bloomberg taps Eidelson as senior reporter for Bloomberg News and Businessweek
NBC News hires Insider’s Bendix
Kaiser Health News taps Rayasam as a senior correspondent
Gizmodo promotes Serrano to online communities and internet reporter
Telegraph hires Corfield as senior tech reporter
CQ Roll Call editor in chief Camia departs
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