Some of Thursday’s top business news stories:
The New York Times
Comcast critics cast doubt on its intentions, by Emily Steel
Facebook’s growth slows slightly, but mobile shift intensifies, by Vindu Goel
The Wall Street Journal
Brazil’s Petrobras reports nearly $17 billion in asset and corruption charges, by Paul Kiernan
Meet pharma’s newest movers and shakers, by Jonathan D. Rockoff and Joseph Walker
The Associated Press
Shipping industry sends SOS to EU over Mediterranean crisis, by Jan M. Olsen
German train drivers on strike for second day, by The Associated Press
Bloomberg
U.K. March retail sales unexpectedly fall as fuel plunges, by Jennifer Ryan
Here’s how Uber’s co-founder is going to take on Amazon and eBay, by Brad Stone
News about business journalism
Huey to receive Elliott Bell award
BuzzFeed biz desk hires food reporter
How biz news sites added, lost readers in past year
ACBJ strikes deal with Dow Jones News Fund
New WSJ website is more staid and less spirited than Bloomberg.com
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