Some of Friday’s top business news stories:
Associated Press
Russian Twitter trolls deflected Trump bad news, by Ryan Nakashima and Barbara Ortutay
Disney hopes for its next blockbuster in newest “Star Wars,” by Tali Arbel
Bloomberg
Loeb’s Third Point boosts Alibaba stake to more than $1 billion, by Charles Stein
Junk-bond rally unravels, one bad earnings report at a time, by Molly Smith
Fortune
The real significance behind Uber’s big Obamacare signup push, by Sy Mukherjee
Tiffany & Co. is selling a $1,000 tin can, by Emily Price
Reuters
Uber boss says U.S. market unprofitable amid tough competition from Lyft, by Heather Somerville
Asian stocks slip as U.S. tax doubts end global winning streak, by Hideyuki Sano
News about business journalism
WSJ parent reports better-than-expected earnings
How Fox Business has beaten CNBC
Dealbook of NY Times to focus more on business/policy intersection
WSJ reporters win NPF’s Dirksen award
Triangle Biz Journal hires Graham as real estate reporter
Cheddar plans a second network
This date in business journalism
2011: NY Times to expand its tech blog
2007: The CNBC/Fox Business Network battle
