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Talking Biz News – Jan 19, 2022

Some of Wednesday’s top business news stories:

Associated Press

Microsoft buys game maker Activision Blizzard for about $70B, by Matt O’Brien

US regulators aiming at illegal and anticompetitive mergers, by Marcy Gordon

CNN

Goldman Sachs earned nearly $4 billion, but that wasn’t good enough, by Paul R. La Monica

AT&T, Verizon delay launching 5G near some airports after airlines ask Biden to intervene, by Pete Muntean

The Wall Street Journal

Big U.S. Companies Step Up Hiring of Female, Black CFOs, by Mark Maurer, Kristin Broughton

Texas, Arizona Have Recovered All the Jobs Lost When Covid-19 Hit, by Bryan Mena

CNBC

Investment in space companies hit record $14.5 billion in 2021, report says, by Michael Sheetz

Foreign airlines cancel some U.S. flights despite 5G deal, by Leslie Josephs

Reuters

Ford records $8.2 bln fourth-quarter gain from Rivian investment

Tesla investors urge judge to order Musk repay $13 bln for SolarCity deal, by Tom Hals

News about business journalism 

CNBC tech reporter Lipton is leaving

Boston Globe hires Carlock to cover real estate and development

CNBC launches Cramer paid section of its website

NY Times econ reporter Schwartz departs for Teneo

Hughes moves to “Marketplace” to focus on educated-related biz and economy coverage

CBS News hires Galloway, WSJ’s global head of video and audio

Forbes faces long work hours, low pay and a lack of promotions

Morningstar hires Bloomberg’s Strobl

Slodkowski joins the Financial Times as Tokyo correspondent

Bloomberg taps Drozdiak to cover EU foreign policy

Bloomberg Industry hires Cohen as editor on tax team

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