Some of Wednesday’s top business news stories:
Associated Press
Companies face mounting pressures to pick sides in gun debate, by Damian Troise
DOJ to support lawsuits against companies selling opioids, by Sadie Gurman and Geoff Mulvihill
Bloomberg
Amazon agrees to buy smart-doorbell startup Ring, by Alex Barinka
Investing in index funds is no longer passive, by Dani Burger
Fortune
Pinterest hires its first chief operating officer, by Rachel King
350M iPhones will be upgraded in the next 18 months, by Don Reisinger
Reuters
Wall Street sinks as Powell’s comments fuel rate worries, by Caroline Valetkevitch
U.S. Supreme Court wrestles with Microsoft data privacy fight, by Lawrence Hurley and Dustin Volz
News about business journalism
WSJ names Layer its print editor
Triangle Business Journal founder Reeves has died
Denver Biz Journal names Troyer its new editor
Diamond now writing for Chief Investment Officer
Using technology and biz journalism to find problem companies
Mr. No Comment represents hedge funds in media dealings
Tennessee legislature honors biz reporter Ward
Bloomberg reporter Cao leaves for NewsPicks
This date in business journalism
2013: Bloomberg Businessweek apologizes for cover
2008: Fortune’s tech advertising up 35 percent this year
Business journalism birthday
Feb. 28: Sarah Ellison of The Washington Post
