Some of Wednesday’s top business news stories:

The Associated Press

UK homeowners get some respite as inflation falls by more than expected, by Pan Pylas

Biden’s White House is taking on corporate mergers, landlord junk fees and food prices, by Josh Boak

CNN

Goldman Sachs’ profit drops 58% as dealmaking dries up, by Nicole Goodkind

Bob Iger seeks to calm Disney staff after prompting “high anxiety” over potential sale of TV assets, by Oliver Darcy

The Wall Street Journal

Senators to propose ban on lawmakers, executive branch members from owning stock, by Brody Mullins

Carvana soars on debt-restructuring deal, launches stock offering, by Alexander Gladstone and Joe Wallace

CNBC

Microsoft and Activision agree to extend $69 billion deal deadline, by Ryan Browne

India’s Tata Group to build $5 billion gigafactory in UK, by Anmar Frangoul

News about business journalism:

Arons to lead Bloomberg’s European bank coverage

Bloomberg hires Newberger as editor