Some of Wednesday’s top business news stories:
The Associated Press
Microsoft makes case for Activision merger amid EU scrutiny
CNN
Home sales sank in January for the 12th straight month, by Anna Bahney
Dow drops by nearly 700 points as retail earnings disappoint, by Nicole Gookind
The Wall Street Journal
Amazon Purchase of One Medical Health Clinics Won’t Be Blocked by FTC, by Dave Michaels
People of Color Fill One Out of Five Corporate Board Seats for the First Time, by Joseph De Avila
CNBC
Amazon employees express dismay, anger about sudden return-to-office policy, by Annie Palmer
Walmart and Home Depot are getting ready for a consumer slowdown, by Melissa Repko
Reuters
British supermarkets confront their German discounting demons, by James Davey
McKinsey to cut 2,000 jobs in one of its biggest layoffs – Bloomberg News
News about business journalism:
Denver Biz Journal’s Sealover to start chamber publication
Rabil joining standards and ethics team at WSJ
Sneider named staff editor for Wired’s Ideas section
Media Movers: Triangle Business Journal’s Dane Huffman
WSJ executive producer Bosonin departs
Reuters, BuzzFeed win Polk Awards for biz stories
Reuters hires Caldas as section editor
