Associated Press
Video game companies lead modest slide in US stocks, by Damian J. Troise and Alex Veiga
Some workers still unpaid after shutdown, dread what’s next, by Michelle R. Smith
Bloomberg
PG&E contains gas leak that caused San Francisco explosion, by David R. Baker and Will Wade
Beer tax cut wins bipartisan support, by Laura Davison
Fortune
How to Venmo like a millennial: Inside the bizarre world of “Penny Pokes”, by Alyssa Newcomb
Disney will take a $150 million hit to stream “Captain Marvel,” by Chris Morris
Reuters
Scoot over Microsoft: Apple is again the most valuable U.S. company, by Noel Randewich
High-margin pickup truck drives GM profit; shares rise, by Nick Carey and Ben Klayman
News about business journalism
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NY Times reporters land seven-figure Facebook book deal
ALM names Bauer its Texas bureau chief
While some news sites have layoffs, biz news sites are thriving
WSJ taps Douglass to be newsroom coordinator for talent
Wharton to hold DC program for biz journalists next month
Jargon to become WSJ’s tech and families columnist
FT starts new website aimed at European entrepreneurs
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