Some of Friday’s top business news stories:
Associated Press
Industrial companies drive U.S. stock indexes mostly higher, by Alex Veiga
Airbnb unveils new category of rentals rated by inspectors, by Michael Liedtke
Bloomberg
This Wall Street inflation scare looks tamer than the one in 2016, by Matthew Boesler
GM is a canary for Korea’s carmakers, by David Fickling
Fortune
Apple HomePod has stolen market share from Amazon’s Echo, by Don Reisinger
How an Amazon self-published book may be the latest money laundering scam, by Aaron Pressman
Reuters
U.S. jobless claims near 45-year low as economic outlook brightens, by Lucia Mutikani
Asian shares rebound as U.S. rate fears ebb, by Swati Pandey
News about business journalism
CoStar hires Alltucker to cover Arizona real estate
Bloomberg hires Wu to cover China tech
How the Wall Street Journal paywall bends to each reader
How Forbes wants to build its European audience
Ex-Bloomberg reporter, CNBC anchor Ratigan running for Congress
Remembering one of Sylvia Porter’s ghostwriters
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