Some of Thursday’s top business news stories:
The Associated Press
To help 2024 voters, Meta says it will begin labeling political ads that use AI-generated imagery, by David Klepper
International Monetary Fund warns Europe against prematurely declaring victory over inflation, by David McHugh
CNN
Actors union reaches tentative deal with Hollywood and TV studios, ending historic strike, by Oliver Darcy and Ramishah Maruf
Disney plans to slash costs by another $2 billion as it aims to make streaming profitable, by Samantha Delouya
The Wall Street Journal
SoftBank Loses $6.2 Billion in Quarter as WeWork Weighs on Investments, by Megumi Fujikawa and Eliot Brown
American Airlines Dangles $250,000 Bonuses to Poach FedEx and UPS Pilots, by Alison Sider and Esther Fung
CNBC
ESPN shows strength as Disney’s other networks report lower revenue, by Alex Sherman
Pharmacy walkout organizers help launch national push to unionize pharmacists, technicians, by Annika Kim Constantino
Reuters
Apple suffers setback in fight against EU’s $14 bln tax order, by Foo Yun Chee and Bart H. Meijer
US 30-year mortgage rate plunges by most in nearly 16 months – MBA, by Amina Niasse
News about business journalism:
Memphis Biz Journal reporter Davis departs for Commercial Appeal
Gargano to cover the tech beat for American Banker
WSJ drops book bestseller lists
Digital Frontier hires Matsuda as reporter
Benoit, Lombardo named deputy Wall Street bureau chiefs at WSJ
NBC’s Minneapolis anchor, trio of NY Times moves, AP gets a global news manager