Some of Friday’s top business news stories:
The Associated Press
Retail sales up 0.3% in Aug. from July amid inflation, by Anne D’Innocenzio
Tentative labor deal averts threat of nationwide rail strike, by Josh Funk, Josh Boak and Zeke Miller
CNN
California Gov. Newsom signs landmark legislation aimed at boosting children’s safety online, by Brian Fung
Uber investigating ‘cybersecurity incident’ after hacker claims to access internal systems, by Sean Lyngaas
The Wall Street Journal
Apple, Amazon Passed on LIV Golf Media Rights, by Andrew Beaton and Joe Flint
Adobe to Buy Collaboration-Software Company Figma for About $20 Billion, by Cara Lombardo, Dana Cimilluca and Aaron Tilley
CNBC
Bed Bath & Beyond is closing about 150 stores. Here’s a map of ones on the list so far, by Melissa Repko and Gabriel Cortés
FedEx cutting costs, withdraws 2023 guidance after first-quarter shipments disappoint, by Jack Stebbins
Reuters
Amazon warehouse workers to vote on strike action – UK trade union
Amazon hands out shipping software to merchants, including on rival sites
News about business journalism:
FT digital editor Akwagyiram joins Semafor as ME for Africa
NY Times makes three hires on its audio team
Ferek joins the WSJ’s Congress team
Business and tech reporter Louie to retire from ABC7 after 50 years
McGachey joins Financial News as a careers correspondent
Debtwire’s Ragsley hired to be ME of LFI US Special Situations
MarketWatch.com hires Pinsker as investing columnist
Costa hired as chief content officer for Clarim Media
Mason to cover Northwest energy industry for Energy NewsData
Toronto Star hires WSJ’s Amiri as a reporter
WSJ EIC Murray: Staff should be in office three days per week as of Nov. 1
Crain’s Detroit special projects editor Bragg departs for Detroit News
Insider launches Talent Insider, aimed at helping small businesses hire
Adam Duerson, the editor in chief of Front Office Sports, has left the sports news…
Wall Street Journal reporter Rachel Wolfe is now covering the consumer economy, looking at how people spent…
John Hayes, a stalwart of the Financial Times’ sub-editing desk, has died at the age…
Fortune is hiring a Global News Director to oversee breaking news coverage across Europe, the…
David Szymanski, a business journalist in the Tampa Bay area dating back to the 1980s,…
Charlotte Tobitt of Press Gazette interviewed Wall Street Journal editor in chief Emma Tucker on how it can…