Some Monday’s top business news stories:
Associated Press
Is this the future of college? Online classes, but no degree, by Maria Danilova
Pennsylvania aims to smash U.S. embargo on Cuban rum, by Marc Levy
Bloomberg
Oil price optimism wears off as Texas wildcatters drill on, by Jessica Summers
Avocado prices are skyrocketing, by Marvin G. Perez and Megan Durisin
Fortune
Cloudera’s IPO gets a warm Wall Street welcome, by Jonathan Vanian
Used car vending machine IPO sputters on opening day, by Kisten Korosec
Reuters
UPS air maintenance workers threaten to strike ahead of shareholders meeting, by Luciana Lopez
Off target in 2016, global elite look to regroup at Milken conference, by Lawrence Delevingne
News about business journalism
Guardian’s U.S. biz news desk lays off tech writer
ACBJ’s Hunt receives SABEW’s President’s Award
Mathis named editor of Financial News & Daily Record
Overly leaving Washington Post to cover tech policy for Politico
Retail reporter Gustafson leaving CNBC.com
Massoglia hired by Bloomberg BNA to cover international payroll
IESE seeks business journalists for fellowships
Mic hires Sutton to cover media
Melloy to oversee CNBC.com’s markets, finance and investing coverage
This date in business journalism
2012: WSJ sees weekend circulation rise
2007: Union representing biz journalists at Dow Jones oppose News Corp. bid
