Talking Biz News Today – April 13, 2023

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