Some of Wednesday’s top business news stories:
The Associated Press
UK inflation eases, remains close to 40-year high
Fed set to extend inflation fight with 7th rate hike of 2022, by Christopher Rugaber
CNN
FTX founder indicted on eight criminal charges including fraud and conspiracy, by Matt Egan and Allison Morrow
Binance withdrawals jump to $3 billion in 24 hours, research firm says, by Michelle Toh
The Wall Street Journal
Instagram Challenges BeReal and Adds Notes Short-Message Feature, by Cordilia James
Tesla Investors Voice Concern Over Elon Musk’s Focus on Twitter, by Meghan Bobrowsky
CNBC
Ford boosts production of electric F-150 Lightning pickup truck, by Michael Wayland and John Rosevear
Mortgage rates drop after CPI report, but the housing market is far from out of the woods, by Diana Olick
Reuters
Roche teams up with Pfizer on COVID-19 awareness campaign
Warner Bros launches Discovery+ on Amazon Prime Video in Canada
News about business journalism:
Bloomberg names Harrison its Latin America executive editor
Ciokajlo named exec editor of Crain’s Detroit, Grand Rapids Biz Journal
Nikkei Asia wins National Press Foundation award for trade reporting
WSJ hires Peabody as enterprise visuals editor
Stanley-Smith departs Bloomberg Tax
WSJ hires Teo as senior publishing editor
Forbes names chief revenue officer, chief digital and information
WSJ hires Albert as editor on speed and trending team
Dennis named publisher of Denver Business Journal
GreenBiz’s Anderson joins Next City as editorial director
WSJ promotes Reagan to global energy editor