Some of Wednesday’s top business news stories:
Associated Press
U.S. firms seek tariff relief as U.S. and China try to mend rift, by Paul Wiseman
U.S. retail sales up solid 0.3% in April in hopeful sign, by Christopher Rugaber
Fortune
Cryptocurrency exchange Circle valued at $3 billion after Poloniex deal, by Robert Hackett
Lyft follows Uber in ending forced arbitration for sexual harassment cases, by Kirsten Korosec
MarketWatch.com
Dow breaks eight-day winning streak, by Anora M. Gaudiano
For stock market investors, there really is a great future in plastic, by Philip Van Doorn
Reuters
U.S. lawmakers push back on Trump talk of helping China’s ZTE, by Patricia Zengerle and Richard Cowan
Berkshire doubles Teva stake, adds to Apple, ends newspaper bet, by Jonathan Stempel
News about business journalism
Financial Post’s Cattaneo retiring from oil and gas beat
TVEyes pulls Fox Business content after losing copyright lawsuit
Albuquerque Biz First ME takes over real estate beat
The Information hires Toonkel to cover media and telecom
Harvard Biz Review names McConville is group publisher
The Information hires NY Times’ Wingfield, WSJ’s Ma
Submissions open for FT/McKinsey book award
Newsday reporter Bauman joins Daily Mail to cover jobs/economy
NY Times hires Summers as Sunday biz editor
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