Some of Thursday’s top business news stories:
Associated Press
Economy healed under Obama, but voters chose Trump, by Josh Boak
Existing U.S. home sales reach highest since February 2007, by Paul Wiseman
Bloomberg
Tesla boosts credit lines again to aid Elon Musk expansion, by Kevin Miller and Keith Naughton
Honda in talks with Google’s Waymo on self-drive tech, by John Lippert and Jamie Butters
Fortune
Hershey names 11-year vet Michele Buck to CEO post, by John Kell
Allergan’s CEO has struck an insane number of biotech deals, by Sy Mukherjee
Reuters
Viacom unit head overseeing MTV, Comedy Central to leave, by Liana B. Baker and Jessica Toonkel
Oil prices rise on weaker dollar, optimism on output cuts, by Keith Wallis
News about business journalism
AP’s Lisa Gibbs is 2016 Business Journalist of the Year
CNBC names new SF bureau chief, deputy DC bureau chief, digital editorial director
Business Insider executive editor Rosoff leaving for new opportunity
WaPo economics reporter Tankersley is joining Vox
Harvard Business Review rolls out redesign, cuts number of issues
Barlyn named U.S. insurance reporter for Reuters
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