Talking Biz News Today – Nov. 1, 2023

Some of Wednesday’s top business news stories:

The Associated Press

Powell likely to underscore inflation concerns even as Fed leaves key rate unchanged, by Christopher Rugaber

Business group estimates several hundred thousand clean energy jobs in EV, battery storage and solar, by Isabella O’Malley

CNN

American inequality is rising despite higher wages, by Nicole Goodkind

AI Chatbots are scraping news reporting and copyrighted content, News Media Alliance says, by Oliver Darcy

The Wall Street Journal

Chipotle’s Labor Costs Are Rising. Customers Will See It in Pricing., by Jennifer Williams-Alvarez

CNBC

Adjustable-rate mortgage demand jumps nearly 10% as buyers struggle to afford housing market, by Diana Olick

Major landlords, RealPage sued in DC for alleged rent fixing scheme, by Laya Neelakandan

Reuters

WeWork plans to file for bankruptcy as early as next week, source says

LinkedIn hits 1 billion members, adds AI features for job seekers, by Stephen Nellis

News about business journalism:

FT: Biz journalists teaming up with investors to trade on news

Forbes buyer asks for two more weeks to close deal

Kramer departing Axios for Nashville Public Radio

Jaroslovsky stepping down as VP of content at SmartNews

WSJ hires six, promotes two

Forbes staff says sources concerned about magazine ownership

Stacey joining FT’s markets team

Squires becomes Mexico energy correspondent for Bloomberg