Some of Wednesday’s top business news stories:
Associated Press
Microsoft buys game maker Activision Blizzard for about $70B, by Matt O’Brien
US regulators aiming at illegal and anticompetitive mergers, by Marcy Gordon
CNN
Goldman Sachs earned nearly $4 billion, but that wasn’t good enough, by Paul R. La Monica
AT&T, Verizon delay launching 5G near some airports after airlines ask Biden to intervene, by Pete Muntean
The Wall Street Journal
Big U.S. Companies Step Up Hiring of Female, Black CFOs, by Mark Maurer, Kristin Broughton
Texas, Arizona Have Recovered All the Jobs Lost When Covid-19 Hit, by Bryan Mena
CNBC
Investment in space companies hit record $14.5 billion in 2021, report says, by Michael Sheetz
Foreign airlines cancel some U.S. flights despite 5G deal, by Leslie Josephs
Reuters
Ford records $8.2 bln fourth-quarter gain from Rivian investment
Tesla investors urge judge to order Musk repay $13 bln for SolarCity deal, by Tom Hals
News about business journalism
CNBC tech reporter Lipton is leaving
Boston Globe hires Carlock to cover real estate and development
CNBC launches Cramer paid section of its website
NY Times econ reporter Schwartz departs for Teneo
Hughes moves to “Marketplace” to focus on educated-related biz and economy coverage
CBS News hires Galloway, WSJ’s global head of video and audio
Forbes faces long work hours, low pay and a lack of promotions
Morningstar hires Bloomberg’s Strobl
Slodkowski joins the Financial Times as Tokyo correspondent
