Some of Friday’s top business news stories:
Associated Press
House votes to further restrict Russian trade after invasion, by Kevin Freking
Labor board seeks to force Amazon to reinstate fired worker
CNN
Amazon closes $8.5 billion deal to acquire MGM, by Frank Pallotta
Britain’s cost of living crisis is pushing millions to the brink, by Anna Cooban
The Wall Street Journal
Shoppers Reach Their Limits on Some Price Increases, by Suzanne Kapner
FedEx Benefits From Higher Prices as Package Volumes Slip, by Paul Ziobro
CNBC
A million new millionaires were created in U.S. last year, and the richest got richer, report says, by Robert Frank
Maserati unveils all-electric plan, starting with a new 1,200-horsepower GranTurismo, by Michael Wayland
Reuters
Australian watchdog sues Facebook-owner Meta over scam advertisements, by Renju Jose
Dealmakers see M&A pace slow as geopolitical turmoil takes toll, by Svea Herbst-Bayliss, David French, Krystal Hu
News about business journalism
Insider hires Weiss to cover influencer beat
Burns leaving Sports Business Journal for Morning Consult
Boston Biz Journal hires McGrath to cover health care
Politico Europe hires White as tech and competition editor
McKay joins Morning Brew as senior reporter
The Wrap hires Bel Bruno as editor at large
NY Times hires Bloomberg’s Merelman to be criminal justice editor
Kobos swaps Wirecutter for NBC Universal
Bloomberg names new leadership for US health coverage
Buyouts hires Gethard as a reporter
TechCrunch hires Malik as consumer news reporter
DeCambre named new editor in chief at MarketWatch.com