Some of Friday’s top business news stories:
Associated Press
Without Toys R Us, 30,000 jobs, a black hole for toy makers, by Anne D’Innocenzio
U.S. stocks end mostly lower as midday gains slip away, by Marley Jay
Bloomberg
AT&T antitrust trial to last twice as long as originally expected, by Andrew M. Harris and David McLaughlin
Koch network official says Trump’s tariffs are “crony capitalism,” by John McCormick
Fortune
New pay deal for Blackberry CEO, by Aaron Pressman
Here’s how much lower analysts think cryptocurrencies may go, by Lucinda Shen
Reuters
Whistleblower says Walmart, eyeing Amazon, cheated on e-commerce, by Jonathan Stempel and Nandita Bose
Wells Fargo CEO defends pay, calls Senator Warren’s criticism “inappropriate,” by Steve Friess
News about business journalism
Reporter Buell leaving Wall Street Journal
Longtime employee Jensen leaving Bloomberg
Cheddar is starting a cryptocurrency show
Biz journalist Greising has a new job
WSJ fires video editor over sexual misconduct
Ossinger named editor for cross-asset group at Bloomberg
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