Some of Wednesday’s top business news stories:
Associated Press
Stock market woes raise a nagging fear: Is a recession near? by Josh Boak
Plunging oil prices pull energy stocks lower, erasing gains, by Stan Choe and Marley Jay
Bloomberg
Williams-Sonoma accuses Amazon of copying its West Elm furniture, by Spencer Soper
Blue Apron’s 90% drop makes it third-worst IPO this decade, by Brandon Kochkodin
Fortune
Why paying for Facebook might be a good thing, by Jeremy Tillman
Are the first customers of 5G the winners or losers? by Aaron Pressman
Reuters
S&P flat as government shutdown threat, Fed decision loom, by April Joyner
Citi reorganizes prime brokerage unit, by Imani Moise
News about business journalism
Morning Consult hires Burns as sports business reporter
Forbes names new staffers to oversee ForbesWomen, diversity coverage
How the WSJ is examining engagement to reduce churn
Inside Indiana Business hires McLaughlin as a reporter
San Antonio Biz Journal hires Corso as biz reporter
Law360 editorial staffers agree to first contract
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