Talking Biz News Today – Dec. 19, 2023

Some of Tuesday’s top business news stories:

The Associated Press

Apple will stop some watch sales in the US over a patent dispute

Storied US Steel to be acquired for more than $14 billion by Nippon Steel

CNN

Digital media startup Puck launches sports vertical, poaching veteran journalist John Ourand, by Oliver Darcy

Google to pay $700 million to US states, consumers in Play store settlement, by Melissa Alonso and Diksha Madhok

The Wall Street Journal

End of Adobe’s Takeover Bid for Figma Spells New Challenges for Venture Deals, Startups, by Steven Rosenbush

These Tesla Wannabes Are Running Out of Road, by Amrith Ramkumar and Shane Shifflett

CNBC

Holiday spending to be up big even as approval of Biden hits new low, CNBC economic survey shows, by Steve Liesman

Reuters

Amazon in talks to invest in Diamond Sports – WSJ

Not just for Christmas: Britain’s M&S targets more regular food shoppers, by James Davey

News about business journalism:

Ourand departing Sports Business Journal for Puck

Eubanks retiring from ACBJ after 40 years

Haskins departing Business Insider to freelance

Renbarger departs Business Insider for new opportunity

Gillespie to cover Wall Street banks for Bloomberg

CNBC hires Cassella to be DC correspondent