Some of Friday’s top business news stories:
The Associated Press
Alphabet posts lower Q4 profit amid ad squeeze, competition, by Barbara Ortutay
Apple suffers 1st quarterly sales decline in nearly 4 years, by Michael Liedtke
CNN
What to look for in Friday’s jobs report, by Alicia Wallace
Big Tech on defense: Apple, Amazon and Google report earnings, by Clare Duffy and Catherine Thorbecke
The Wall Street Journal
Activist Investor Nelson Peltz Steps Up Pressure on Disney Board, by Robbie Whelan and Theo Francis
Elon Musk’s Twitter Pushes to Win Back Advertisers During Super Bowl Weekend, by Suzanne Vranica and Patience Haggin
CNBC
Venture capital for Black entrepreneurs plummeted 45% in 2022, data shows, by Gabrielle Fonrouge
Starbucks misses expectations as China Covid surge hurts international sales, by Amelia Lucas
Reuters
Amazon still grasping for success with supermarkets, CEO says, by Jeffrey Dastin and Tiyashi Datta
Strong U.S. job growth expected in January; wages seen cooling, by Lucia Mutikani
News about business journalism:
Denver Biz Journal senior reporter Sealover is departing
Bloomberg Law hires Ochsner to cover bankruptcy
Boston Biz Journal hires Raman as a reporter
Fortune promotes Lutz to executive director of editorial growth
Another CNET mess, Chicago Sun-Times CEO departs, 30 new WaPo interns
WaPo welcomes 30 interns to its Class of 2023
CNET pushed reporters to be more favorable to advertisers
Ellsworth departing Reuters after 17 years
Barker to cover white collar crime for Bloomberg Law
Bloomberg Media to debut sports and AI shows
Lawford moves from Telegraph Money to Telegraph Business
