Some of Wednesday’s top business news stories:
Associated Press
Fighting gas prices, US to release 50 million barrels of oil, by Josh Boak, Colleen Long
Jury holds pharmacies responsible for role in opioid crisis, by John Seewer
CNN
Apple sues NSO Group over spyware, by Sean Lyngaas
Breakfast is going to be more expensive next year, by Nathaniel Meyersohn
The Wall Street Journal
Sugar Industry Merger Challenged by Justice Department, by Brent Kendall
Gap’s Sales Suffer From Supply-Chain Problems Before Holidays, by Charity L. Scott
CNBC
Blockbuster art week sets record with more than $2.6 billion in sales, by Robert Frank
Best Buy CEO says the trauma from rising retail thefts could force employees to quit, by Melissa Repko
Reuters
Fertilizer shortage may lead to spring scramble on North America’s farms, by Rod Nickel
Tesla’s Musk exercises more options, sells shares worth $1.05 bln
News about business journalism
Villena leaving biz desk at Tennessean for community news beat
Holmes claims she got to review WSJ op-ed
Finews.com hires Bloomberg’s Cano
Morning Brew hires Hoover as tech reporter
Politico taps Kern for tech team
HBR’s Ignatius talks about his career and the publication’s mission
