Friday’s top business news stories:
The New York Times
G.M. documents show years of talks on flaw, by Hilary Stout and Bill Vlasic
Sony warns some new laptop batteries may catch fire, by Neil Gough
The Wall Street Journal
Amazon preparing to release smartphone, by Greg Bensinger and Evelyn Rusli
U.S. corn exports to China dry up over GMO concerns, by Jacob Bunge
The Associated Press
4 years after spill, questions on long-term health, by Stacey Plaisance and Kevin McGill
Fortune
JPMorgan loses money every time it makes a mortgage, by Stephen Gandel
Businessweek
How Chick-fil-A spent $50 million to change its grilled chicken, by Vanessa Wong
Samsung’s war at home, by Cam Simpson
Today in business journalism
Mainebiz names new editor
WSJ putting standards editor in Hong Kong
Looks like Cohen gets off
This date in business journalism history
2006: Feds file charges on insider trading scam using BusinessWeek info
2013: CNBC.com hires SmartMoney.com editor
Birthdays
April 11: Olivia Barrow of Dayton Business Journal
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