Some of Wednesday’s top business news stories:
UK inflation fell unexpectedly in August but the Bank of England is still set to raise rates, by Pan Pylas
Stock market today: Global shares mixed ahead of Fed decision on rates, by Yuri Kageyama
Auto jobs are booming in the union-hostile South, by Nathaniel Meyersohn
Gas is rapidly approaching $6 in one state, by Matt Egan
Disney to Invest $60 Billion in Theme Parks, Cruises Over Next Decade, by Robbie Whelan and Alyssa Lukpat
Ford Averts Second Strike, Secures New Labor Contract in Canada, by Vipal Mong and Nora Eckert
After a year of chaos, CNN bets on new CEO Thompson to focus on long-term viability, by Alex Sherman
Live sports are headed to Max, as Warner Bros. Discovery adds a new tier to streaming app, by Lillian Rizzo
Apple France workers call strike ahead of iPhone 15 launch
Target to hire 100,000 workers for holiday season, start promotions in October, by Ananya Mariam Rajesh
Talking Biz News Today – Sept. 19, 2023
Moscow court declines to hear appeal from WSJ’s Gershkovich
WSJ graphics reporter Hand has died
TechCrunch’s Panzarino on its role in tech news
The Messenger launches tech section
TV moves aplenty: ABC expands news lineup, CBS announcements in Minneapolis and Atlanta
The Telegraph hires Munbodh as money news editor
Newark Star-Ledger in plans to stop printing on Saturdays in 2024
Poritz to cover general tech for Bloomberg Industry
Qwoted 100 PR superstar: Brenda Christensen of Stellar Public Relations
The Times-Picayune is seeking an experienced business reporter to cover the next economy in New…
Brian Contreras is joining Inc. as a staff reporter, where he will be covering artificial…
NPR seeks an innovative and collaborative editor to help drive our tech and business coverage.…
Fundfire reporter Shayla Colon is leaving the Financial Times publication to become a fellow at the New…
Kate Hunter has been hired by Axios to be its politics editor. She has been White…
The (Toronto) Globe and Mail has hired Holly McKenzie-Sutter as a digital editor focused on its home…