Some of Friday’s top business news stories:
Microsoft’s revamped $69 billion deal for Activision is on the cusp of going through, by Kelvin Chan
Rupert Murdoch’s surprise exit from Fox leaves son Lachlan in line of succession at media empire, by David Bauder
YouTube unveils a slew of new AI-powered tools for creators, by Catherine Thorbecke
Amazon is bringing ads to Prime Video and will charge you to avoid them, by Jordan Valinsky
UAW’s Demand for 32-Hour Workweek Takes Back Seat in Talks, by Nora Eckert
Amazon’s New Challenge: Bargain Retailers That Are Playing a Different Game, by Sebastian Herrera and Shen Lu
Home sales stick near recent lows in August, but prices continue to climb, by Diana Olick
Olive Garden parent Darden Restaurants beats earnings estimates, despite weak fine dining sales, by Amelia Lucas
British retail sales grow in August after washout in July
McDonald’s to raise royalty fees for new US restaurant operators
Grant-Geary appointed head of Yahoo Finance Australia
Fortune staffers walk out at lunch
Quartz senior reporter Werber departs
The Real Deal hires Eisenpress as features editor
LA Times expands Features, NY Times’ special projects editor, Iowa Public Radio’s new NPR host
Former CoinDesk editorial staffer Michael McSweeney writes about the recent happenings at the cryptocurrency news site, where…
Manas Pratap Singh, finance editor for LinkedIn News Europe, has left for a new opportunity…
Washington Post executive editor Matt Murray sent out the following on Friday: Dear All, Over the last…
The Financial Times has hired Barbara Moens to cover competition and tech in Brussels. She will start…
CNBC.com deputy technology editor Todd Haselton is leaving the news organization for a job at The Verge.…
Note from CNBC Business News senior vice president Dan Colarusso: After more than 27 years…