Some of Friday’s top business news stories:
Associated Press
Utah farmers and entrepreneurs compete to grow medical pot, by Morgan Smith
House Democrats move to pass a trimmed defense bill, by Andrew Taylor
Bloomberg
$32 Million Swiped From Cryptocurrency Exchange in Latest Hack, by Lily Nonomiya
Powell Dons the Mantle of World’s Central Banker as Risks Rise, by Rich Miller
Fortune
Accenture Names a New CEO: Julie Sweet, by Alan Murray
YouTube Adds More Pay Features to Its Free Video Services, by Danielle Abril
Reuters
Colgate to buy skin care business of France’s Filorga for $1.69 billion, by Aishwarya Venugopal
Anadarko shareholders to vote next month on Occidental deal, by Jennifer Hiller
News about business journalism
Vice-Owned Motherboard Makes Two New Hires
Louisville Courier-Journal hires Ghabour to cover restaurants
WSJ reporter Lagnado dies at age 62
FT’s Fedor moves to political correspondent role
Eisenhammer at Reuters moves back to Brazil
WSJ. Magazine launches China edition
Silicon Valley Biz Journal hires Levitsky to cover big tech
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