Some of Friday’s top business news stories:
Associated Press
Skidding tech and retail companies take U.S. stocks lower, by Marley Jay
Nevada forces drugmakers to reveal insulin pricing, profits, by Alison Noon
Bloomberg
Five reasons why an Amazon-Slack deal could make sense, by Spencer Soper and Ellen Huet
Bitcoin tumbles most in more than two years after record run, by Lily Katz
Fortune
Here’s why your beer might get more expensive, by Jillian Kramer
Jessica Alba’s Honest Co. to sell goods on Amazon.com, by John Kell
Reuters
Snap sinks to IPO price for first time since market debut, by Noel Randewich
Dow, DuPont merger wins U.S. antitrust approval with conditions, by Diane Bartz
News about business journalism
Business Insider hires Your Money editor
National Journal hires Wooten as tax policy correspondent
Hollywood Reporter hires real estate editor, media and politics reporter
Columbus Biz First hires Somerson as managing editor
Biz journalist Jaffe named editor of RagingBull.com
Bloomberg Businessweek is going behind a paywall
Bloomberg Businessweek rolls out overhaul
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