Talking Biz News Today – July 21, 2023

Some of Friday’s top business news stories:

The Associated Press

President Biden visits Philly shipyard as he courts organized labor and pushes green jobs, by Josh Boak and Darlene Superville

Actors and writers on strike rally in Philadelphia and Chicago as union action spreads, by Mark Kennedy

CNN

Google is building an AI tool for journalists, by Brian Fung

Amazon will let you pay with a wave of your hand at all Whole Foods stores, by Nathaniel Meyersohn

The Wall Street Journal

Walmart Cuts Price of Walmart+ Subscription for SNAP and Social Security Recipients, by Ngai Yeung

The Biggest Winners in America’s Climate Law: Foreign Companies, by Amrith Ramkumar and Phred Dvorak

CNBC

June home sales drop to the slowest pace in 14 years as short supply chokes the market, by Diana Olick

Netflix stock sinks as Wall Street looks for clarity on revenue growth, by Lillian Rizzo

Reuters

Global retailers cash in on Barbie movie craze, by Helen Reid

UK consumers defy high inflation and shop more in June, by David Milliken

News about business journalism:

WSJ announces new roles for Beaudette and Rout

Memphis Biz Journal reporter Klyce departs

CFO.com making changes to website and content

Investors in talks to buy CoinDesk, valuing company at $125 million

The Ankler hires Business Insider’s Atkinson as contributing editor

The Information hires Yang as Asia bureau chief

Shafer moves to Variety’s international team as online news editor