Some of Thursday’s top business news stories:
Associated Press
Coal towns hit by layoffs to get job grants from U.S. government, by John Raby
The hidden risk to the economy in corporate balance sheets, by Bernard Condon
Bloomberg
Hedge funds suffer biggest redemptions since 2009, by Hema Parmar
At Fox News, election years big rankings mask many wrinkles, by Anousha Sakoui
MarketWatch.com
Fed might hike interest rates despite market objections, by Greg Robb
Backlash grows against Mylan’s EpiPen price hikes, by Jonathan D. Rockoff
Reuters
SEC fines Wilber Ross firm $2.3 million over fees, by Koh Gui Qing
Ex-Comverse CEO pleads guilty to fraud, a decade after fleeing to Africa, by Nate Raymond
News about business journalism
WSJ reporter hires as KC Star editorial page editor
Law360 journalists vote to join union
USA Today retail reporter leaving for The Skimm
Minneapolis-St. Paul Biz Journal senior reporter leaving for bank
Former Fortune journalists create content firm
Inside Climate News wins Oakes Award for Exxon coverage
The Economist adapts to the social media age
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