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
Fox Business host Larry Kudlow has no plans to leave his role amid reports detailing…
Morgan Meaker, a senior writer for Wired covering Europe, is leaving the publication after three…
Nick Dunn, who is currently head of CNBC Events as senior vice president and managing…
Wall Street Journal editor in chief Emma Tucker sent out the following on Friday: Dear…
New York Times metro editor Nestor Ramos sent out the following on Friday: We are delighted to…
Rahat Kapur of Campaign looks at the evolution The Wall Street Journal. Kapur writes, "The transformation…