Some of Friday’s top business news stories:
Associated Press
Asian shares mostly lower as investors watch trade talks, by Yuri Kageyama
Ford begins probe into whether gas mileage was overstated, by Tom Krisher
Bloomberg
Kraft Heinz sinks near record low on $15.4 billion writedown, by Craig Giammona
Zillow CEO steps down so Rich Barton can lead moonshot effort, by Patrick Clark
Fortune
Lyft’s IPO date puts it ahead of Uber in the race to go public, by Grace Dobush
Cannabis may pose a “long-term risk” to the alcohol industry, by Chris Morris
Reuters
US, China haggle over toughest issues in trade war talks, by Jeff Mason and David Lawder
AT&T pulls ads from YouTube over videos exploiting children, by Sheila Dang
News about business journalism
CoStar hires Houston Biz Journal ME Wilkinson to be a regional editor
Debtwire editor in chief Meehan departs after 14 years
Longtime consumer reporter Horowitz dies at 81
Under Armour CEO has a close relationship with MSNBC anchor Ruhle
WSJ editor: I’d like to grow our international audience
Bloomberg News economics reporter Chandra has died
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