Some of Friday’s top business news stories:
Social Security benefits will increase by 3.2% in 2024 as inflation moderates, by Fatima Hussein
Microsoft’s bid for Activision gets UK approval. It removes the last hurdle to the gaming deal, by Kelvin Chan
Microsoft Outlook will soon write emails for you, by Jennifer Korn
Flexport to cut 20% of staff one month after CEO shakeup, by Samantha Delouya
Investors Bet Thriftier Chinese Shoppers Are Here to Stay, by Cao Li
New Walgreens CEO Needs to Cut the Dividend, by David Wainer
Delta says Hollywood, auto strikes are denting business travel, by Leslie Josephs
Bank earnings kick off with JPMorgan, Wells Fargo amid concerns about rising rates, bad loans, by Hugh Son
Canada news industry body backs Google’s concerns about online news law, by Ismail Shakil
IKEA sticks with China despite slowing economy, by Helen Reid
The Block taps Copeland to be editor in chief
The Information hires Morning Brew exec to be its COO
Vietnamese edition of Bloomberg Businessweek launched
Yahoo Finance hires Wang as senior editor
Law360 hires McLoone as tax researcher
FT creates visual investigations team, hires Killing
Mejía joins Bloomberg as graphics reporter
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Sadia Nowshin, a reporter at European startup news site Sifted, is leaving to join literary…
Variety has promoted Ethan Shanfeld to TV reporter. William Earl of Variety writes, "Shanfeld joins the entertainment…
Kasia Klimasinska is the new team leader for DC breaking news at Bloomberg News. She…
Paul Smalera has organized a gathering of James Ledbetter's friends and colleagues—open to all…
Real estate news service CoStar News has hired Rachel Scheier to cover the San Francisco commercial market.…