Some of Friday’s top business news stories:
Associated Press
Apple, once again, has a bad case of the iPhone jitters, by Michael Liedtke
U.S. stocks close mostly lower as early gains fade, by Alex Veiga
Bloomberg
Guess chairman denies misconduct toward Kate Upton, by Kim Bhasin
Super Bowl ticket prices aren’t falling and fans are confused, by Eben Novy-Williams
Fortune
Starbucks hopes this new product will jolt sales, by Grace Donnelly
Instagram stories looks beyond photos, by Rachel King
Reuters
CBS, Viacom form special committees to explore merger, by Jessica Toonkel
Alphabet’s earnings miss profit estimates as earnings grows, by Paresh Dave and Arjun Panchadar
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