Some of Wednesday’s top business news stories:
The Associated Press
Powell likely to underscore inflation concerns even as Fed leaves key rate unchanged, by Christopher Rugaber
Business group estimates several hundred thousand clean energy jobs in EV, battery storage and solar, by Isabella O’Malley
CNN
American inequality is rising despite higher wages, by Nicole Goodkind
AI Chatbots are scraping news reporting and copyrighted content, News Media Alliance says, by Oliver Darcy
The Wall Street Journal
Chipotle’s Labor Costs Are Rising. Customers Will See It in Pricing., by Jennifer Williams-Alvarez
CNBC
Adjustable-rate mortgage demand jumps nearly 10% as buyers struggle to afford housing market, by Diana Olick
Major landlords, RealPage sued in DC for alleged rent fixing scheme, by Laya Neelakandan
Reuters
WeWork plans to file for bankruptcy as early as next week, source says
LinkedIn hits 1 billion members, adds AI features for job seekers, by Stephen Nellis
News about business journalism:
FT: Biz journalists teaming up with investors to trade on news
Forbes buyer asks for two more weeks to close deal
Kramer departing Axios for Nashville Public Radio
Jaroslovsky stepping down as VP of content at SmartNews
Forbes staff says sources concerned about magazine ownership
Stacey joining FT’s markets team
Squires becomes Mexico energy correspondent for Bloomberg