Some of Friday’s top business news stories:
The Associated Press
Thousands of fake Facebook accounts shut down by Meta were primed to polarize voters ahead of 2024, by David Klepper
Some OPEC+ members will cut the oil that they send to the world to try to boost prices, by Courtney Bonnell and Ellen Knickmeyer
CNN
British banks announce sweeping job cuts weeks before Christmas, by Hanna Ziady
Judge blocks Montana’s TikTok ban from taking effect on January 1, by Samantha Delouya and Brian Fung
The Wall Street Journal
VF Corp. Lays Off 500 Employees Amid Investor Pressure for Cost Cuts, by Ben Otto
Airbnb Is Conquering Italy. One City Is Fighting Back., by Eric Sylvers
CNBC
Covid vaccine rates in the U.S. are slumping — and it will be a challenge to boost them, by Annika Kim Constantino
Activist investor Nelson Peltz launches Disney proxy fight, seeks multiple board seats, by Mike Calia and Drew Richardson
Reuters
Britain intervenes to refer Abu Dhabi-backed Telegraph deal to regulators
UK antitrust regulator wins appeal over Apple probe
News about business journalism:
Senior correspondent Molla among the layoffs at Vox
CoStar hires Naidu as reporter in San Francisco
Vox climate reporter Leber among those laid off
Bloomberg launching weekend product, cutting BusinessWeek to monthly
