Some of Friday’s top business news stories:
Cautious but steady consumers buoying hopes for US economy, by Christopher Rugaber and Anne D’Innocenzio
Is Bing too belligerent? Microsoft looks to tame AI chatbot, by Matt O’Brien
YouTube CEO is stepping down after nearly a decade in role, by Brian Fung
Soaring energy costs could push 141 million into extreme poverty, report says, by Tara Subramaniam
TikTok Commits to Two New Data Centers in Europe, by Stu Woo
Paramount to Raise Paramount+ Prices as It Combines With Showtime, by Will Feuer and Jessica Toonkel
EVs like the Tesla Model 3 and Toyota hybrids dominate Consumer Reports’ top auto picks, by Phil LeBeau
Stock futures slip Friday as inflation data, Fed officials’ comments worry investors: Live updates, by Hakyung Kim
Musk shuts two Twitter India offices – Bloomberg News
Google, Twitter, Meta, Apple face tougher EU online content rules, by Foo Yun Chee
Hearst kills it in 2022, job opps at NY Times, new op-ed deputy at LA Times
Hearst CEO Swartz talks holding strong and — yes — bonuses
Former CoinDesk editorial staffer Michael McSweeney writes about the recent happenings at the cryptocurrency news site, where…
Manas Pratap Singh, finance editor for LinkedIn News Europe, has left for a new opportunity…
Washington Post executive editor Matt Murray sent out the following on Friday: Dear All, Over the last…
The Financial Times has hired Barbara Moens to cover competition and tech in Brussels. She will start…
CNBC.com deputy technology editor Todd Haselton is leaving the news organization for a job at The Verge.…
Note from CNBC Business News senior vice president Dan Colarusso: After more than 27 years…