Some of Wednesday’s top business news stories:
The Associated Press
UK homeowners get some respite as inflation falls by more than expected, by Pan Pylas
Biden’s White House is taking on corporate mergers, landlord junk fees and food prices, by Josh Boak
CNN
Goldman Sachs’ profit drops 58% as dealmaking dries up, by Nicole Goodkind
Bob Iger seeks to calm Disney staff after prompting “high anxiety” over potential sale of TV assets, by Oliver Darcy
The Wall Street Journal
Senators to propose ban on lawmakers, executive branch members from owning stock, by Brody Mullins
Carvana soars on debt-restructuring deal, launches stock offering, by Alexander Gladstone and Joe Wallace
CNBC
Microsoft and Activision agree to extend $69 billion deal deadline, by Ryan Browne
India’s Tata Group to build $5 billion gigafactory in UK, by Anmar Frangoul
News about business journalism:
Arons to lead Bloomberg’s European bank coverage
Bloomberg hires Newberger as editor