Some of Thursday’s top business news stories:
The Associated Press
Fed minutes: Officials cited strong hiring to justify hikes, by Christopher Rugaber
Best of CES 2023: Wireless TV, delivery robots and in-car VR, by James Brooks, Adriana Morga and Rio Yamat
CNN
Apple is raising the price of iPhone battery replacements, by Samantha Murphy Kelly
Amazon will lay off more than 18,000 workers, by Catherine Thorbecke
The Wall Street Journal
Roku Becomes Latest Streaming Giant to Launch Its Own Smart-TV Line, by Patience Haggin
Samsung’s Consumer-Products CEO Expects Tech Slump to Persist, by Jiyoung Sohn
CNBC
GM reclaims title as America’s top automaker after a 2.5% jump in sales last year, by Michael Wayland
Cox to launch mobile business, joining cable rivals Comcast, Charter and Altice, by Lillian Rizzo
Reuters
Tesla’s Dec sales of China-made cars fall to the lowest in five months
Apple supplier Foxconn says output recovering despite revenue fall, by Sarah Wu and Yimou Lee
News about business journalism:
Foy to write FT’s Europe Express newsletter
WSJ hires Barber to cover Justice Department
Philly Inquirer hires Ravitch as a workplace reporter
RTO Insider hires Downing as a DC reporter
Biz reporter Thompson promoted to features editor at Columbus Dispatch
Pharma publications hire Laws as senior editor
Silicon Republic appoints Darmody editor
Automotive News hires Dunlap as a reporter
Fortune reports strong readership, social media growth in 2022
McAllister joins the WSJ as a rankings reporter
O’Dwyer departs Business Post for Bloomberg
Bloomberg Tax journalist Erb departs
Dawn Wotapka’s Media Movers: Investopedia’s Caleb Silver