Some of Monday’s top business news stories:
Associated Press
Strapped UN health agency spends big on travel, by Maria Cheng
Prospect of NAFTA rewrite gives U.S. farmers a cash of the jitters, by Paul Wiseman
Bloomberg
Subaru considers electric versions of its cars to leverage brand, by Kevin Buckland and Emi Nobuhiro
Fintech’s coming to trounce India’s banks, by Andy Mukherjee
Fortune
Three reasons Bitcoin broke $2,000, by Jeff John Roberts
Texas is close to overturning Austin’s Uber rules, by David Z. Morris
Reuters
Boeing signs commercial, defense deals with Saudi Arabia, by Alexander Cornwell
Softer dollar may be stock silver lining after Washington drama, by Lewis Krauskopf
News about business journalism
New editor named at Prairie Business magazine
Bloomberg BNA hires Jeffries to cover telecom and tech
CQ Roll Call reporter physically restrained after FCC meeting
Biz journalism couple Russolillo/Banjo moving to Hong Kong
Minneapolis econ reporter moves to city hall beat
The Information’s Lessin: Information shouldn’t be free
This date in business journalism
2012: Crain’s Chicago Business to add metered paywall
2007: Traders profit best when ignoring financial news
Business journalism birthdays
May 22: Bruce Bigelow of Xconomy
May 22: Jon Swartz of USA Today
