Some of Monday’s top business news stories:
Reuters
U.S. Treasury readies new tax rules as G20 vows to fight tax evasion, by David Lawder
Chinese official calls Trump “irrational” on trade, by David Shepardson
USA Today
Yahoo sale its turning point as bids due, by Mike Snider
Chinese finance minister downplays credit outlook cut, by Roger Yu
Fortune
Uber and Lyft have gutted L.A.’s taxi industry, by David Z. Morris
Target’s Marimekko collection gets tepid response on launch, by Phil Wahba
Associated Press
More than 5M tax returns expected Monday as deadline looms, by Matthew Daly
“Jungle Book” roars with $103.6 million debut, by Jake Coyle
News about business journalism:
Detroit Free Press biz editor is promoted
Recode’s Swisher to run for San Francisco mayor
Crain to start Raleigh-Durham email newsletter
Business as usual for biz journal staff after deal
TheStreet nominates board members, dismisses shareholder nominees
Forbes brothers want $44 million from new owners
This date in business journalism history:
2011: CNBC.com launches Asia Pacific site
2012: Fake Bank of America release targets Dow Jones, WSJ
Business journalism birthdays
April 18: Linette Lopez of Business Insider
April 18: Stephen Wisnefski of The Wall Street Journal