Some of Friday’s top business news stories:
The Associated Press
An inflation gauge tracked by the Fed slows to still-high 6%, by Paul Wiseman
Mexico tells US it wants to keep talking on trade disputes
CNN
This is what McDonald’s drive-thru of the future could look like, by Danielle Wiener-Bronner
Mortgage rates fall for the third week in a row as inflation fears ease, by Anna Bahney
The Wall Street Journal
Netflix to Let Tens of Thousands of Subscribers Give Early Feedback on Content, by Sarah Krouse and Jessica Toonkel
Twitter Offers Advertisers Generous Incentives After Many Marketers Left Platform, by Patience Haggin
CNBC
Senate approves bill enforcing railroad labor agreement before strike deadline, sends to Biden, by Lori Ann LaRocco
Tesla CEO Elon Musk kicks off first Semi truck deliveries, by Lora Kolodny
Reuters
Amazon’s cloud unit wants to widen appeal of cashier-less tech, by Jeffrey Dastin
SpaceX gets U.S. approval to deploy up to 7,500 satellites, by David Shepardson
News about business journalism:
Floodlight News hires Swartz from E&E News
Bloomberg Media hires Fry for Quicktake show
Bloomberg Media revenue up 20 percent, ad revenue up 25 percent
Personal finance columnist Jaffe to end syndication, return to Marketwatch.com
Adweek promotes Southern to managing editor
CNN tech reporter Metz among those laid off
Andreessen Horowitz shuts tech pub Future
SABEW Best in Business competition now accepting entries
Boston Globe hires ACBJ’s Burns to cover higher ed
WSJ promotes Zinsli to executive producer for audio team
NY Times hires Travelli as South Asia biz correspondent
Deja blew it: How pollsters misled the media — and the media misled voters