Some of Wednesday’s top business news stories:
The Associated Press
Rising turmoil is making Fed’s rate decisions more perilous, by Christopher Rugaber
Writers strike looks to be a long fight, as Hollywood braces, by Andrew Dalton
CNN
Job openings tumble to lowest point in nearly two years, by Alicia Wallace
Twitter shifts course, allowing governments to post automated weather alerts and transit updates ‘for free’, by Brian Fung
The Wall Street Journal
Uber’s Rides, Delivery Lift First-Quarter Results, by Preetika Rana
Ford Posts $1.8 Billion Profit, Cuts Mustang Mach-E EV Prices, by Nora Eckert
CNBC
Wall Street is cutting more jobs as Morgan Stanley plans 3,000 layoffs, by Hugh Son
Pfizer earnings and revenue top expectations despite Covid vaccine sales decline, by Annika Kim Constantino
Reuters
Musk threatens to reassign NPR Twitter account, NPR says
Starbucks profits beat on China recovery, shares dive on guidance, by Deborah Mary Sophia and Hilary Russ
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Union representing WSJ journalists asks to start negotiation
NY Times names Plambeck its media editor
Reuters news operation reports lower earnings
Mergermarket promotes Gould to chief US correspondent
ForbesBLK to cover Black business, hold events