Some of Friday’s top business news stories:
Associated Press
Department stores hope to recapture appeal, be destinations, by Anne D’Innocenzio
Arianna Huffington signs off at The Huffington Post, by Joseph Pisani and Tali Arbel
Bloomberg
Delta’s pilot talks are delayed three weeks by federal mediator, by Mary Schlangenstein
The eccentric billionaire who ignores investors to get rich, by Tom Redmond and Takako Taniguchi
MarketWatch.com
All three major stock indexes close at record for first time since 1999, by Anora Mahmudova
Guess who really hates Christian Laettner? Hint: It’s over money, by Rachel Koning Beals
Reuters
U.S. labor market firming; inflation remains benign, by Lucia Mutikani
Wall St. banks ask Fed for five more years to comply with Volcker rule, by Olivia Oran
News about business journalism
Why Forbes burned a print story and put its Thiel coverage online
CNN hires Larson to cover tech
How Business Insider will expand its research unit overseas
LA Biz Journal hires new trade, transportation reporter
Rozens leaves Bloomberg for Fannie Mae
TheStreet hires Pickering as senior editor
Data is at the core of everything at Forbes
Steel named co-anchor of “Bloomberg Go”
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