Some of Friday’s top business news stories:
Associated Press
Trump proposes car-mileage rollback; states sue in protest, by Ellen Knickmeyer and Tom Krisher
CBS’ 2Q net income up as CEO faces sexual-misconduct probe, by Mae Anderson
Bloomberg
AIG declines as profit stung by investments, underwriting loss, by Brian Louis
U.S. farmland values hit a record despite trade fears, by Alan Bjerga
Fortune
Microsoft pours millions into startup that nails cybercriminals, by Robert Hackett
Seattle energy company sends racial slur to customer as temporary password, by Brittany Shoot
Reuters
GM seeks to exclude China-made Buick SUV from tariff, by Paul Lienert and David Shepardson
Tesla shares spike, dealing short-sellers a $1.7 billion loss, by Saqib Iqbal Ahmed
News about business journalism
Barron’s senior editor Ray is leaving
WSJ reporter Wilber joining LA Times
Donnelly to cover food and beverage for Fortune
Startup Colorado Sun plans to cover the state’s economy
South Carolina biz newspaper changing to bi-weekly print schedule
Crain’s Chicago Business has a new website
Politico health care reporter Haberkorn leaving for LA Times
WSJ’s Spector joining Reuters as corporate crisis reporter
This date in business journalism
2013: Tennessean adds new biz columnists
2008: Honolulu paper creates help section called Kokua
