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
Manas Pratap Singh, finance editor for LinkedIn News Europe, has left for a new opportunity…
Washington Post executive editor Matt Murray sent out the following on Friday: Dear All, Over the last…
The Financial Times has hired Barbara Moens to cover competition and tech in Brussels. She will start…
CNBC.com deputy technology editor Todd Haselton is leaving the news organization for a job at The Verge.…
Note from CNBC Business News senior vice president Dan Colarusso: After more than 27 years…
Members of the CoinDesk editorial team have sent a letter to the CEO of its…