Some of Friday’s top business news stories:
The New York Times
Obama chooses Nike headquarters to make his pitch on trade, by Peter Baker and Julie Hirschfeld Davis
Bank of America and JPMorgan Chase agree to erase debts from credit reports after bankruptcies, by Jessica Silver-Greenberg
The Wall Street Journal
M&M maker wants labels for added sugar, by Annie Gasparro
An exotic cashmere upends Lululemon, by Suzanne Kapner and Joann S. Lublin
MarketWatch
U.S. gains 223,000 jobs in April, unemployment 5.4%, by Jeffry Bartash
Wal-Mart to buy Canadian locations from Target, by Lisa Belifuss
Fortune
Syngenta rejects Monsanto’s $45 billion takeover offer, by Geoffrey Smith
McDonald’s worldwide restaurant sales fell in April, by Reuters
News about business journalism
Report on Business unveils new look
Silicon Valley Biz Journal editor Baumann resigns
WSJ makes digital newsroom leadership appointments
PBS NewsHour hires Kotuby from Bloomberg
Tampa Bay Times hires new retail reporter
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