Some of Wednesday’s top business news stories:
Stock market today: Global markets lower ahead of US inflation update, by Joe McDonald
Japan’s tech investor SoftBank trims losses and promises offensive turnaround, by Yuri Kageyama
Even Zoom is making its staff return to the office, by Jordan Valinsky
It’s not just actors: Over 11,000 city workers will strike in LA on Tuesday, by Samantha Delouya
Fast-Food Customers Are Giving Up on Dining In, by Heather Haddon
Paramount to Sell Simon & Schuster to KKR for $1.62 Billion, by Jeffrey A. Trachtenberg and Jessica Toonkel
Boeing resets Starliner plan to be ready for first NASA crew flight by March, by Michael Sheetz
Warner Bros. Discovery’s Max targets MLB playoffs for new streaming sports tier, by Alex Sherman
Amazon results could bode well for rival retailers Walmart, Target, by Siddharth Cavale and Ananya Mariam Rajesh
PayPal launches dollar-backed stablecoin, boosting shares, by Jaiveer Shekhawat and Hannah Lang
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News Media Corp. sells Colorado papers
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Evening Standard promotes Hunt to biz and tech correspondent
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