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[[The Wall Street Journal]( [Share to Facebook]( [Share to Twitter]( [Send in email](mailto:?Subject=Deloitte+reportedly+mulling+auditing,+consulting+split&body=Read the story here: utm_campaign=business_briefing_newsletter_20220609&utm_source=business_briefing_newsletter) 2. [European Central Bank to confirm interest rate hike decision]( The European Central Bank is expected to confirm whether or not it will raise interest rates next month, as policymakers gather in Amsterdam on Thursday amid record-high euro zone inflation. The hike, which would be the bank's first in 11 years, could only occur in July, after the ECB formally ends its net asset purchases. The size of the shift remains the key question for the bank, which will also provide updated forecasts on the economy Thursday. [[CNBC]( [The New York Times]( [Share to Facebook]( [Share to Twitter]( [Send in email](mailto:?Subject=European+Central+Bank+to+confirm+interest+rate+hike+decision&body=Read the story here: utm_campaign=business_briefing_newsletter_20220609&utm_source=business_briefing_newsletter) 3. [Moderna to seek FDA authorization of Omicron booster]( Moderna will seek authorization from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in the coming weeks for an updated COVID-19 vaccine designed to protect against the Omicron coronavirus strain and its subvariants. The drugmaker described the Omicron-specific shot as its "lead candidate" for a fall booster, though it remains unclear how effective it would be against the versions of the variant circulating throughout the U.S. now and in the autumn. Data released Wednesday showed the booster to have produced 1.75 times as many antibodies against Omicron subvariant BA.1 versus the company's existing vaccine. "We're pretty confident this vaccine is going to provide a benefit even against the family of Omicron subvariants," Moderna President Stephen Hoge told reporters. [[The Washington Post]( [Share to Facebook]( [Share to Twitter]( [Send in email](mailto:?Subject=Moderna+to+seek+FDA+authorization+of+Omicron+booster&body=Read the story here: utm_campaign=business_briefing_newsletter_20220609&utm_source=business_briefing_newsletter) 4. [Twitter will reportedly turn 'firehose' of data over to Elon Musk]( Social media giant Twitter reportedly plans to hand Elon Musk access to its "firehose" of data in the hopes of moving along the Tesla CEO's $44 billion acquisition of the platform. Musk has contended that without information on the platform's fake accounts, the deal cannot go forward. Whether the billionaire will now get full or partial access to Twitter's firehose — a millions-deep trove of daily tweet data — remains unclear, but the disclosure is bound to complicate any attempt from Musk to be released from the acquisition. [[The Washington Post]( [The New York Times]( [Share to Facebook]( [Share to Twitter]( [Send in email](mailto:?Subject=Twitter+will+reportedly+turn+'firehose'+of+data+over+to+Elon+Musk&body=Read the story here: utm_campaign=business_briefing_newsletter_20220609&utm_source=business_briefing_newsletter) 5. [Abbott Nutrition was reportedly warned about Michigan plant earlier than known]( Abbott Nutrition, whose shuttering of its Michigan manufacturing plant contributed largely to the nationwide baby formula shortage, was alerted of problems at the Sturgis plant months earlier than was previously publicly known, a government official and a source familiar with the matter told The Wall Street Journal. "We know there have been various questions about the timeline of events leading up to the FDA's warning and Abbott's recall of products manufactured at their Sturgis facility," said an FDA spokesperson. "Our top priority right now is addressing the dire need for infant formula in the U.S. market and our teams are working day and night to make that happen." 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