Some Monday’s top business news stories:
Associated Press
Carrier deal touted by Trump unusual for Indiana, by Tom Davies
“Beauty and the Beast” dances off with top box-office spot, by Lindsay Bahr
Bloomberg
This Swiss startup is brining AI to the music label business, by Kim McLaughlin
Trump’s laptop ban is proof his hands aren’t tied, Hawaii says, by Erik Larson
Fortune
IBM filed for a patent for a drone that acts like a dogsitter, by Jonathan Vanian
How Alibaba’s Jack Ma is building a truly global empire, by Adam Lashinsky
Reuters
Bull market not dead as tax reform takes spotlight, by Rodrigo Campos and Chuck Mikolajczak
OPEC, non-OPEC to look at extending oil-output cut by six months, by Vladimir Soldatkin and Rania El Gamal
News about business journalism
Wired and its fact-checking process
Nashville Biz Journal punches above its weight
A business reporter who loves her job
Quartz and its distinctive reporting turns a profit
BizWest hires Werley as a reporter
Hedge fund granted injunction against Reuters
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