Some of Tuesday’s top business news stories:
The Associated Press
US inflation may have eased in May, but underlying price measures likely remained high, by Christopher Rugaber
Cases of check fraud escalate dramatically, with Americans warned not to mail checks if possible, Ken Sweet
CNN
Washington Post publisher Fred Ryan steps down, by Oliver Darcy
News organizations are preparing to cover Trump’s historic arraignment, by Oliver Darcy
The Wall Street Journal
FTC Seeks Injunction to Stop Microsoft From Closing Activision Deal, by Sarah E. Needleman and Dave Michaels
Breakup of Google Ad-Tech Business Now on Table in Europe, Too, by Sam Schechner and Kim Mackrael
CNBC
Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon warns of pain ahead for commercial real estate, by Hugh Son
GM to invest $632 million to produce next-generation pickups in Indiana, by Michael Wayland
Reuters
IKEA bets on remote interior design as AI changes sales strategy, by Helen Reid
News about business journalism:
Crain’s Cleveland reporter Coutre departing for university job
Consumer Reports’ Kirkpatrick joining Fresno Bee
CNBC hires Sola to cover personal finance
Reynold Center survey: Biz journalist make nearly $30k more than peers
Axios hire Fehrenbacher to cover climate tech
LA Times hires Wong to cover tech and entertainment policy
The Messenger hires three new breaking business news reporters
Insider union files three more charges with NLRB