Some of Friday’s top business news stories:
The Associated Press
Meta and X questioned by lawmakers over lack of rules against AI-generated political deepfakes, by Matt O’Brien
Auto worker strike highlights disparities between temporary and permanent employees, by John Seewer and Tom Krisher
CNN
Gas prices could fall to $3.25 by Halloween as oil plunges, by Matt Egan
Apple rejected opportunities to buy Microsoft’s Bing, integrate with DuckDuckGo, by Brian Fung
The Wall Street Journal
Flexport Plans to Lay Off 30% of Workforce, by Liz Young
China Is Becoming a No-Go Zone for Executives, by Chip Cutter, Elaine Yu and Newley Purnell
CNBC
Hyundai and Kia to adopt Tesla’s EV charging tech next year, by Laya Neelakandan
JPMorgan’s Marko Kolanovic braces for 20% market plunge, delivers recession warning, by Stephanie Landsman
Reuters
PayPal sued in US consumer case over ‘industry-high’ transaction fees, by Mike Scarcella
SEC tries to force Musk to testify in Twitter takeover probe
News about business journalism:
Crain’s Chicago reporter Daniels joins Tribune editorial board
WSJ names Orwall head of enterprise
How EIC Tucker is remaking the Wall Street Journal
Morning Brew hires Reed to co-host “Bossy” podcast
WSJ launches podcast for the Joe Sixpack investor
Business Leader appoints Ruddick EIC
Bangor Daily News hires Norman as housing and real estate reporter
Long Island Biz News names Jankowski editor
