Some Wednesday’s top business news stories:
Associated Press
Leak in line from gas well blamed in fatal Colorado blast, by Dan Elliott
Apple growing cash stash spurs talk of huge acquisition, by Michael Liedtke
Bloomberg
Hampton Creek CEO fires top execs after fundraising struggles, by Olivia Zaleski
Microsoft presents $999 laptop in hardware push to rival Macbook, by Dina Bass, Mark Gurman and Jing Cao
Fortune
Medical care’s dual reality: Improving while failing, by Adam Lashinsky
How much it costs for celebrities to attend the Met gala, by Lucinda Shen
Reuters
U.S. lawmakers grill airline executives after customer disasters, by David Shepardson and Alana Wise
Tesla is most painful stock for shortsellers in 2017, by Noel Randewich
News about business journalism
Bloomberg TV is launching two new shows
Wired hires features editor, senior tech writer
SF Biz Times creative director names Knight Journalism Fellow
The Economist records double-digit digital growth since Trump inauguration
ProPublica hires politics and money reporter Arnsdorf
San Antonio Express-News hires Ehlinger as tech reporter
Dow Jones Media Group names Newlands head of Financial News
Business Insider hires advertising editor, senior tech editor
Montreal Gazette hires business reporter
This date in business journalism
2012: The reporter who saw it coming
2007: CNBC ratings down in April
Business journalism birthday
May 4: Allison Prang of American Banker
