Some of Monday’s top business news stories:
The Associated Press
Strike over pay paralyzes rail, air travel in Germany, by Frank Jordans
First Citizens acquires troubled Silicon Valley Bank
CNN
Pay $84 a year for Twitter Blue or lose your checkmark beginning April 1, Twitter says, by Chris Isidore
What the banking crisis means for mortgage rates, by Anna Bahney
The Wall Street Journal
Elon Musk Offers Employees Stock Grants Valuing Twitter at About $20 Billion, by Alexa Corse
Alibaba Co-Founder Jack Ma Returns to China After a Year Away, by Keith Zhai
CNBC
Shrinking food stamp benefits for families mean yet another challenge for retailers, by Melissa Repko
The digital media rollup dream is dead for the moment — now it’s all about core brand strength, by Alex Sherman
Reuters
Biden declares emergency for Mississippi due to storm damage
Potential TikTok ban sends advertisers scrambling, by Sheila Dang
News about business journalism:
Lanka named biz editor at Columbus Dispatch
Bloomberg M&A reporter Hammond joining opinion
NYT cranks up The Amplifier, WaPo’s new social editor, cuts at New England Public Media
Bloomberg Government hires Tamari to cover Congress
ESPN preps layoffs, Intersect launches, Bankadelic hits 20K mark: TBN Ticker for March 24
FT hires Fisher as Whitehall editor
Bloomberg Industry names Kamens editor at large
Talking Biz News Today – March 24, 2023