Some of Tuesday’s top business news stories:
Reuters
U.S. trade deficit widens, but rising exports offer hope, by Lucia Mutikani
New U.S. inversion rules threaten Pfizer-Allergan deal, by Lindsay Dunsmuir and Carl O’Donnell
USA Today
Feds move to slam shut tax inversion loophole, by Matt Krantz
Tesla blames its “hubris” for SUV delays, by Chris Woodyard
Fortune
Staples turns parts of some of its stores into office space, by Phil Wahba
KFC is going through ‘re-colonelization,’ by Michal Addady
Associated Press
Global stocks fall as oil drops, IMF sees gloomy outlook, by Yuri Kageyama
Facebook programs computers to describe photos to the blind, by Michael Liedtke
News about business journalism:
Arkansas hires biz journalist Wells to teach
WSJ names Sam Walker its deputy enterprise editor
Texas Lawyer goes from weekly to monthly
California biz journal upset over local chamber starting “40 under 40”
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