Some of Friday’s top business news stories:
Associated Press
Dow Jones industrials climb above 25,000 for the first time, by Marley Jay
Marijuana investors skittish after Sessions’ shot at pot, by Paul Elias
Bloomberg
Uber co-founder Travis Kalanick plans sale of 29% of stake, by Eric Newcomer
Peter Thiel is reportedly considering launching a conservative news outlet, by Sarah McBride
Fortune
Getting an Apple iPhone battery upgrade could take weeks, by Jonathan Vanian
The Tesla Model X is (almost) the perfect winter car, by Daniel Bentley
Reuters
Intel shares fall as investors worry about cost of chip flaw, by Jim Finkle and Stephen Nellis
Apple shares approach 2007 peak, dollar weak on soft inflation prospects, by Hideyuki Sano
News about business journalism
Houston Chronicle energy reporter joining investigations team
Reuters names five global industry editors
Bloomberg Media digital ad revenue up 26% in 2017
Banking reporter Freed leaves Reuters
WSJ’s Stewart named enterprise editor for finance
WSJ reporter Marshall returns to Digiday
Harper named editor of Bloomberg Markets
Bloomberg Businessweek editor Murphy steps down, replaced by Weber
Bloomberg’s VerHage to cover intersection of technology and finance
This date in business journalism