Some of Friday’s top business news stories:
The New York Times
F.T.C. challenges merger of Sysco and US Foods, by David Gelles
Tech investors create a billion-dollar-baby boom, by Michael J. de la Merced and Mike Isaac
The Wall Street Journal
American Express loses antitrust lawsuit on merchant rules, by Robin Sidel
Digital-security firm Gemalto probes alleged U.S., U.K. hack, by Amir Mizorch and Maarten van Tartwijk
Bloomberg
Rest in peace with for less with coffins made in China, by David Gauvey Herbert
German-led bloc turns up pressure on Greece as cash crunch looms, by Karl Stagno Navarra and Rebecca Christie
Fortune
Target has a new CEO: Will he re-energized the retailer?, by Phil Wahba
Sanofi taps Bayer’s Brandicourt for CEO job, by Geoffrey Smith
News about business journalism
Boston Globe biz editor’s work was “extraordinary accomplishment”
Boston Globe biz editor moving to opinion section
The decline — and rebirth — of labor coverage
NYTimes hires Scheiber as labor/workplace reporter
CNBC’s Jannarone joins PR firm
This date in business journalism history
2008: New WSJ magazine to be called WSJ. Note the period
2011: Fortune reporter: CNBC’s Burnett being too critical of Apple
Business journalism birthdays
Feb. 20: John Waggoner of USA Today
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Dean Starkman writes for Columbia Journalism Review about how economics reporters need to do a better…
The Wall Street Journal has hired Gavin Bade to cover President Trump and trade. His first day…