Some of Wednesday’s top business news:
The Wall Street Journal
Google makes most of close ties to White House, by Brody Mullins
Morgan Stanley turns to adviser to CEOs as new finance chief, by Justin Baer
The New York Times
Netflix, Amazon and Hulu no longer find themselves upstarts in online streaming, by Emily Steel
3G Capital, co-owner of Heinz, is said to be in talks to buy Kraft Foods, by Michael J. de la Merced
Bloomberg
A new rule could end up punishing the wrong banks, by Yalman Onaran
Rising rents are finally forcing millennials to buy houses, by Prashant Gopal and John Gittelsohn
The Associated Press
AP investigation: Slavery taints global supply of seafood, by Margie Mason, Martha Mendoza and Esther Htusan
Russia’s heavy drinkers turn to moonshine, cleaning products, by James Ellingworth
News about business journalism
WSJ to give $10,000 to Bird family
CNBC hires social media director
Bloomberg widens lead over Reuters
Fed leak probe discovers WSJ’s Hilsenrath kicks ass
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