Some of Friday’s top business news stories:
The Associated Press
German economy shrank by 0.4% in Q4, worse than 1st reported
US nominates Ajay Banga for World Bank president, by Fatima Hussein and Paul Wiseman
CNN
Americans have a collective $21 billion in unspent gift cards, by Parija Kavilanz
Washington Post: Bezos hires investment firm to explore possibility of NFL team bid, by Dave Alsup
The Wall Street Journal
Boeing Halts 787 Dreamliner Jet Deliveries Due to Documentation Issue, by Andrew Tangel and Doug Cameron
Ozy Media, CEO Carlos Watson Charged With Fraud, by James Fanelli
CNBC
Domino’s and Papa John’s shares sink after pizza chains deliver soft sales, outlook, by Noah Sheidlower
Warner Bros Discovery revenue misses as media giant posts big loss, by Lillian Rizzo
Reuters
Alibaba beats quarterly revenue estimates as COVID curbs ease
UK consumers turn more confident but inflation challenges remain – GfK, by Suban Abdulla
News about business journalism:
CNBC releases details of new show “Last Call”
Goodman joins The Daily Upside as lead editor and senior writer
Former Boston TV station reporter Shields passes away
CNBC names Flynn executive producer of “Halftime Report”
New Cosmo editors, Akron Beacon Journal closings, ABC moves in Cincinnati
Bloomberg hires Weinstein to cover SEC, CFTC
Insider promotes Romeo to managing producer
Borst becomes toxics and waste reporter at E&E News
McGraw Fellowship for Business Journalism accepting applications
