Some of Friday’s top business news stories:
Democratic presidential candidates embrace staff unionizing, by Bill Barrow and Alexandra Jaffe
Uber shifts into lower gear, prices IPO at $45/share, by Cathy Bussewitz and Michael Liedtke
China is armed with powerful market weapons in duel with Trump, by Katherine Greifeld
Trade brawl unmasks the stock market’s many warts, by Sarah Ponczek
Pay less attention to Uber’s IPO. And everyone else’s, by Adam Lashinsky
How global food giant Barilla became a LGBTQ ally, by Ellen McGirt
Facebook rejects co-founder call for breakup, by David Shepardson
Chevron drops Anadarko takeover battle after Occidental raises bid, by Jennifer Hiller
News about business journalism
Daily Beast hires Hatmaker as senior tech editor
WSJ digital subscriptions up 19 percent to 1.8 million
WSJ hires three new politics reporters
Bloomberg News taps two reporters for 2020 campaign team
FT hires WSJ’s Mancini to cover corporations
McGraw Center now accepting fellowship applications
Seattle Times real estate reporter Rosenberg suspended
Business Insider hires Biron to cover retail
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