Media Moves

Talking Biz News Today – Feb. 3, 2023

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

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