Some of Thursday’s top business news stories:
The Associated Press
Musk says owning Twitter ‘painful’ but needed to be done
Cheaper gas and food provide some relief from US inflation, by Christopher Rugaber
CNN
Amazon will charge customers a fee for some UPS returns, by Nathaniel Meyersohn
Vox Media announces new hosts of iconic Code Conference after Kara Swisher’s departure, by Oliver Darcy
The Wall Street Journal
NPR to Quit Twitter After Dispute Over ‘Government-Funded Media’ Label, by Stu Woo
Twitter Inc. Changes Its Name to X Corp. and Moves to Nevada, by Alexa Corse
CNBC
Restaurant prices are rising faster than grocery prices for the first time since inflation ran hot, by Amelia Lucas
Warner Bros. Discovery unveils new flagship streaming service, ‘Max’, by Alex Sherman and Lillian Rizzo
Reuters
Britain’s Tesco cuts price of milk for first time since 2020
News about business journalism:
Bloomberg: Putin personally approved arrest of Gershkovich
Bloomberg hires WSJ’s Randles to cover bankruptcy
Capitol Forum, ProPublic win Sydney Award for CIGNA coverage
Cheddar hires Jardine as a producer
Global press freedom group calls for Gershkovich release
Madison 365 hires Waheed as a biz reporter
Axios hires Heath to cover global technology
News Items expands its editorial team with two new hires
Media Movers: Yahoo! Finance’s Brian Sozzi