Some of Thursday’s top business news stories:
Associated Press
Company efforts to stamp out tobacco often go up in smoke, by Matthew Perrone
US regulators probing 5 tech companies’ acquisitions to 2010, by Marcy Gordon
Fortune
Airbnb’s Bottom Line Is Hurting. New Safety Efforts Could Make Matters Worse, by Aric Jenkins
Ramp, a corporate credit card to rival Brex and Amex, raises $25 million, by Jen Wieczner
CNN
WhatsApp hits 2 billion users, by Hannah Zhang
Disney just raised one of its key ticket prices to more than $200, by, Chauncey Alcorn
CNBC
Kohl’s to lay off 250 workers as part of restructuring, by Lauren Thomas
Spirits industry points to the decline of US whiskey exports to lobby against tariffs, by Amelia Lucas
Reuters
Google seals takeover of Looker after UK green light, by Shashwat Awasthi, Yadarisa Shabong
Improving Nestle reins in growth ambitions, by Silke Koltrowitz
News about business journalism
Weiland to cover health for the Times
Dykes named editor of South Carolina business publications
