Some of Wednesday’s top business news stories:
The Associated Press
Car guy Biden to tout electric vehicles at Detroit auto show, by Colleen Long and Tom Krisher
Driven by consumers, US inflation grows more persistent, by Christopher Rugaber
CNN
Railroad strike, and the economic damage it would cause, looms closer, by Chris Isidore and Vanessa Yurkevich
Dow tumbles as America’s prices keep rising
The Wall Street Journal
Amazon to Fund Raises for Delivery Drivers Amid Tight Labor Market, by Dana Mattioli
Twitter Investors Back Musk’s Takeover Bid After Whistleblower Testifies in Congress, by Alexa Corse and Sarah E. Needleman
CNBC
Warner Bros. Discovery CFO calls company’s HBO Max and Discovery+ ‘underpriced,’ suggesting price hikes may be coming, by Alex Sherman
Starbucks hikes long-term financial forecast as it unveils reinvention plan, by Amelia Lucas
Reuters
Moderna open to supplying COVID vaccines to China, CEO says
Google loses challenge against EU antitrust decision, wins 5% fine cut, by Foo Yun Chee
News about business journalism:
Planet Money’s Corbett explains his TikTok strategy
CNBC hires Harring as a reporter on the markets team
NerdWallet generates traffic (but not profits) by focusing its content
Moses returns to media reporting for Business Insider
Bloomberg Media is expanding its DC operations
Brian Stelter spoke to Bloomberg podcast host and investor Barry Ritholtz about the best practices for media…
British business publication City AM has hired Simon Hunt as city editor. He has been editor of…
Contexte, which launched 12 years ago and covers French public policy news across eight verticals…
Health industry news site STAT News and Mia Sato of The Verge were recognized by The American…
The New York Times is seeking an experienced, ambitious editor to run the Business desk’s…
Colin Campbell has been hired by Axios to cover supply chain deals and the freight industry.…