Some of Friday’s top business news stories:
The Associated Press
UK Treasury chief: Tax cuts must wait for inflation to fall, by Jill Lawless
CNN
Mortgage rates tick down ahead of Fed meeting next week, by Anna Bahney
Mega-publisher Dotdash Meredith cuts 7% of its workforce, citing weakened ad market, by Oliver Darcy
The Wall Street Journal
BuzzFeed to Use ChatGPT Creator OpenAI to Help Create Quizzes and Other Content, by Alexandra Bruell
Bed Bath & Beyond Says Banks Have Cut Off Its Credit Lines, by Soma Biswas and Suzanne Kapner
CNBC
NBCUniversal expects Peacock losses to peak this year as streamer slowly adds subscribers, by Lillian Rizzo
Southwest forecasts lingering losses as bookings slow in wake of holiday meltdown, by Leslie Josephs
Reuters
Several Finnish unions plan strikes in February over wage disputes
News about business journalism:
CNBC to launch “Last Call,” new show hosted by Brian Sullivan
Bloomberg names VanderMey team leader for VC and startups coverage
Bloomberg hires Counts as tech reporter in San Francisco
American Journalism Project to grant $3.25 million to three nonprofit local news outlets
Judge recommends trimming Dow Jones copyright lawsuit
HBR editor in chief Ignatius talks about its niche
Byford departs Reuters to start tech newsletter
Popular Mechanics taps Price as associate commerce editor
Bloomberg plans to hire 1,000 across the company in 2023
