Some of Wednesday’s top business news stories:
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella to defend planned takeover of game-maker Activision Blizzard in court, by Matt O’Brien
Still hiring: Big Tech layoffs give other sectors an opening, by Alexandra Olson
Americans are feeling far more confident about the economy, by Alicia Wallace
US home prices continued to rebound in April, by Anna Bahney and Alicia Wallace
Google Violated Its Standards in Ad Deals, Research Finds, by Patience Haggin
Ford Plans to Lay Off at Least 1,000 Contract and Salaried Workers, by Nora Eckert
Costco cracks down on membership card sharing, by Melissa Repko
Volvo just became the latest EV maker to move to Tesla’s charging standard, by John Rosevear
Google lays off staff at its mapping app Waze
UK’s surging shop price inflation slows in June, survey shows
Alliance of Area Business Publishers names editorial winners
Kim of Barron’s to write book on Nvidia
Barlett & Steele Awards now accepting entries
Beioley now editing on FT’s companies desk
Staton becomes deputy editor of FT’s work and careers coverage
Industry Dive lays off six editorial staffers
Young named editorial lead, Mendez community manager for ForbesBLK
Fortune senior reporter Michael del Castillo is leaving the publication to start his own consulting and…
Bloomberg News is one of the biggest financial and business news organizations in the world.…
Politico reporter Louise Guillot is moving to its energy and climate team to cover European Union climate…
Jeremy Olshan, who is departing The Wall Street Journal where he has been personal finance…
Danish Mehboob has been hired as a senior distressed debt reporter at 9fin, where he…
Sara Paulson Meehan has been promoted to managing editor at Buffalo Business First. She has…