Some of Tuesday’s top business news stories:
The Associated Press
Fed, set to impose smaller hike, may hint of fewer increases, by Christopher Rugaber
Boeing bids farewell to an icon, delivers last 747 jumbo jet, by Gene Johnson
CNN
Nearly 1,000 flights already canceled Tuesday as winter storm rolls through the US, by Robert Shackelford
Global economic outlook slightly ‘less gloomy’ than expected, IMF says, by Julia Horowitz
The Wall Street Journal
The U.S. Consumer Is Starting to Freak Out, by Harriet Torry and Joe Pinsker
J&J’s Talc Bankruptcy Case Thrown Out by Appeals Court, by Jonathan Randles and Peter Loftus
CNBC
Washington D.C.’s free bus bill becomes law as zero-fare transit systems take off, by Rebecca Picciotto
Showtime to combine with Paramount+, rebrand with new name, by Lillian Rizzo
Reuters
U.S. to end COVID-19 emergency declarations on May 11
Ford to cut prices of Mustang Mach-E, following Tesla’s lead, by David Shepardson and Aishwarya Nair
News about business journalism:
WSJ promotes Walker to video journalist
SFGate hires Council as a tech reporter
Balji named ME of breaking news Americas at Bloomberg
“The Closer” podcast to focus on deals
Sanford, longtime WSJ staffer who wrote his own obituary, has died
Vice Media finalizes deal with Saudi-backed MBC Group
Barron’s hires Serwer as editor at large
Reuters names Rosemain senior M&A bank correspondent in Paris
Pollard joins distressed team at Bloomberg
Business Insider hires Palazzolo to cover venture capital and startups
BuzzFeed tests AI, Dotdash Meredith layoffs, new WSJ Buy Side editor
Politico taps tech reporter Goujard to cover privacy
Porterfield departing Forbes for The Art Newspaper
Axios hires Weitzman to cover health tech
Money real estate editor Sharf leaves for Buy Side from WSJ
