Some of Wednesday’s top business news stories:
Associated Press
Political shifts, sales slump casts shadow over gun industry, by Lisa Marie Pane
Stocks sink on growth fears and possible snag in trade talks, by Marley Jay
Bloomberg
Newark airport flights are halted after reports of drones, by Alan Levin and Justin Bachman
Big pharma group spent record amount as reform push grows, by Bill Allison
Fortune
Twitter hopes users will love its redesigned desktop layoff, by Alyssa Newcomb
U.S. existing home sales are rapidly slowing, by Kevin Kelleher
Reuters
GM, facing losses in Brazil, seeks tax breaks in Sao Paulo state, by Marcelo Rochabrun
Hedge funds push for overhaul at EBay, by Arjun Panchadar and Liana B. Baker
News about business journalism
FT hires head of diversity and inclusion
Philly Biz Journal ME Poncet retiring after 31 years
The NY Times coverage of Facebook has been more critical, data shows
Indy Star editor overseeing biz news coverage takes buyout, joins Indiana Humanities
Trump threatened to sue CNBC after low ranking
AP markets reporter Jay moving to Business Insider
San Diego Biz Journal names new editor, new managing editor
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