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Talking Biz News – April 7, 2022

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

Financial media: The Wild West of misinformation

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