Talking Biz News Today — July 31, 2019

Some of Wednesday’s top business news stories:

Associated Press

Richer US households fueling a hot job sector: ‘wealth work’, by Christopher Rugaber

Health chief says Trump working on prescription import plan, by Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar

CNN

Stock buybacks are reaching dangerous levels, by Matt Egan

Under Armour is struggling against Nike and Adidas in the United States, by Nathaniel Meyersohn

Bloomberg

Apple Finds Life After the iPhone While Still Banking on the iPhone, by Mark Gurman

German Unemployment Rises as Manufacturing Slump Starts to Bite, by Kristie Pladson

CNBC

‘Hidden’ debtors may be signaling trouble in the global economy, by Yen Nee Lee

Steel industry to suffer major losses from rising carbon prices and climate regulations, report says, by Emma Newburger

Reuters

EssilorLuxottica eyes bigger global retail network with $8 billion deal for GrandVision, by Matthias Blamont

Brexit and subsidy row cloud strong Airbus profits, by Tim Hepher, Cyril Altmeyer

News about business journalism

Yahoo Finance hosted pop-up at the Grand Central Terminal

Terrelonge joins Fieldhouse Associates

Argus appoints Johnson as global editorial head

ProPublica hires DePillis to cover trade and economy

Bloomberg launches Bloomberg TV+

Bloomberg hires Fabian to cover the White House