Some of Tuesday’s top business news stories:
Associated Press
Experts say Tesla board may have too many ties to CEO Musk, by Ken Sweet and Tom Krisher
U.S. firms to Trump: Don’t raise tariffs on more Chinese goods, by Paul Wiseman
Bloomberg
Trump complains to donors in the Hamptons about Powell’s rate hikes, by Jennifer Jacobs and Saleha Mohsin
Apple is planning a new low-cost Macbook, pro-focused Mac Mini, by Mark Gurman and Debby Wu
Fortune
Microsoft adds end-to-end encrypted chat to Skype using signal, by Glenn Fleishman
How a big bank fueled the green energy boom, by Matthew Heimer
Reuters
Trump does not anticipate much from China trade talks this week, by Jeff Mason and Steve Holland
Wall St. rises on trade optimism, pares gains after Trump Fed comments, by April Joyner
How FitSmallBusiness.com attracts readers and revenue
Hartford Business Journal names new publisher
Boston Globe biz columnist Leung to become interim editorial page editor
CNBC’s Caruso-Cabrera to join company board, remain a contributor
Reporter Keller leaves Bloomberg for a new job
Editor Moser leaving Growthspotter for engineering firm
Yahoo Finance, CNBC websites gained in July
This date in business journalism
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Business journalism birthday
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Aug. 21: Pamela Engel with Business Insider