Some of Thursday’s top business news stories:
Big tech companies cast as monopolies in UK government study, by Kelvin Chan and Michael Liedtke
Alaska poised to let people use marijuana at certain stores, by Becky Bohrer
Billionaire trio unites with Brookfield’s purchase of Oaktree, by Tom Metcalf and Gillian Tan
Uber is close to securing investors for its self-driving car unit, by Eric Newcomer
Key MoviePass executive stepping down after three months on the jobs, by Brian Raftery
Facebook and Instagram are down for some users, by Emily Price
Asia shares take a breather, pound near nine-month peak, by Swati Pandey
Wells Fargo CEO’s pay raise draws rare Fed response, by Imani Moise and Pete Schroeder
News about business journalism
Kilgore, former National Mortgage News editor, joins Javelin Strategy
The Economist has relaunched its 1843 magazine
Seattle Times biz journalist LaViolette to retire
WSJ adds two reporters to M&I team in London
How the Washington Biz Journal plans to cover Amazon
How the Washington Post is expanding its tech coverage
Houston Biz Journal hires Adams as associate editor
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