Some of Friday’s top business news stories:
Detroit enclave city built on auto industry struggles under $20M water debt, by Corey Williams
False claims of a stolen election thrive unchecked on Twitter even as Musk promises otherwise, by Ali Swenson
US home prices fall by most in 11 years but sales are down, by Anna Bahney
OpenAI launches a free ChatGPT app for iOS, by Jennifer Korn
TikTok Creators Sue Montana Over State’s Ban of Short-Video Platform, by Meghan Bobrowsky
Apple Restricts Employee Use of ChatGPT, Joining Other Companies Wary of Leaks, by Aaron Tilley and Miles Kruppa
Netflix stock jumps 9% as it boasts ad-tier growth, by Lillian Rizzo
Disney scraps plans for new Florida campus, mass employee relocation amid DeSantis feud, by Sarah Whitten
Walmart lifts annual sales, profit view on resilient consumer spending, by Siddharth Cavale and Aishwarya Venugopal
Brazil’s Americanas to seek bidders for fruit and vegetable unit
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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…