Some of Wednesday’s top business news stories:
The Associated Press
The Amazon antitrust lawsuit is likely to be a long and arduous journey for the FTC, by Haleluya Hadero
FTC proposes a ban on ‘junk fees’ and says hidden charges push up prices, by Josh Boak
CNN
Google looks to do away with passwords, making ‘passkeys’ the default option, by Jennifer Korn
Samsung flags 78% profit drop as chip demand remains weak, by Michelle Toh
The Wall Street Journal
Warehouses Are Calling In the Gig Workers, by Liz Young
Amazon Wants You to ‘Buy Again’, by Sebastian Herrera
CNBC
General Motors reaches deal with Canadian autoworkers hours after union initiates strikes, by Michael Wayland
PepsiCo beats Wall Street estimates, raises earnings outlook, by Amelia Lucas
Reuters
Dollar pauses ahead of Fed minutes, US yield moves weigh, by Iain Withers
Walmart expands online healthcare benefits for US employees
News about business journalism:
Fortune real estate editor Lambert departs
Modern Healthcare reporter Berryman moves to insurance beat
WSJ reporter Gershkovich loses appeal
Hogg joins Fortune as Europe biz reporter
WSJ hires Barnum on the education team
FT hires Murray as data journalist
Bloomberg’s Leach moves to entertainment team