Some of Friday’s top business news stories:
Associated Press
Global tourism takes major hit as virus halts Chinese travel, by Dee-Ann Durbin
Corporate America has a 1%, too, more influential than ever, by Stan Choe
Fortune
Post-Brexit U.K.’s surveillance practices could spell big problems for business, by David Meyer
Closed attractions, shut restaurants, and a ‘ban’ on hugs: How Disney parks are dealing with the coronavirus, by Eamon Barrett
CNN
Uber CEO says ‘era of growth at all costs is over’ after losing $8.5 billion last year, by Sara Ashley O’Brien
US clears the way for this self-driving vehicle with no steering wheel or pedals, by Matt McFarland
The Wall Street Journal
Credit Suisse CEO Tidjane Thiam Resigns Amid Spying Scandal, by Margot Patrick
Jobs Report Could Show Signs of Weakening Economic Momentum, by Sarah Chaney, Jeffrey Sparshott
Reuters
Exclusive: Goldman Sachs to raise $8 billion for new buyout fund – sources, by Julie Zhu
Uber sees profit by end of 2020, but still expects full-year loss, by Tina Bellon, Munsif Vengattil
News about business journalism
Fast Company, Bloomberg Businessweek among Ellie Award finalists
How Morning Brew more than tripled its revenue in 2019
WSJ parent reports decline in revenue, profit
ViacomCBS weighing options for CNET
Business Insider hires Abrego to be editor on finance team
Boston Globe hires Huang as business editor
Forbes promotes Schlesinger to chief marketing officer
Former CoinDesk editorial staffer Michael McSweeney writes about the recent happenings at the cryptocurrency news site, where…
Manas Pratap Singh, finance editor for LinkedIn News Europe, has left for a new opportunity…
Washington Post executive editor Matt Murray sent out the following on Friday: Dear All, Over the last…
The Financial Times has hired Barbara Moens to cover competition and tech in Brussels. She will start…
CNBC.com deputy technology editor Todd Haselton is leaving the news organization for a job at The Verge.…
Note from CNBC Business News senior vice president Dan Colarusso: After more than 27 years…