Some of Wednesday’s top business news stories:
Associated Press
Amazon’s growing pains in Seattle offer lessons to new hosts, by Sally Ho
Energy companies lead U.S. stocks lower after oil price plunge, by Alex Veiga
Bloomberg
FBI is probing OneTaste, a sexuality wellness company, by Ellen Huet
Goldman stock decline has Wall Street wondering when it ends, by Claire Ballentine and Felice Maranz
Fortune
Revenues at cannabis startups surge as demand begins to outstrip supply, by Kevin Kelleher
Blue Apron’s stock falls 6% after the meal delivery company lays off 4% of workforce, by Kevin Kelleher
Reuters
Asian stocks shaken by plunge in crude oil, growth worries, by Shinichi Saoshiro
Juul Labs to pul sweet e-cig flavors to curb youth use, by Chris Kirkham
News about business journalism
Littleton named business editor at Variety
CNBC reporter Thomas named LinkedIn’s top voice in retail
WSJ hires Banny as manager of training and outreach
Conviction of WSJ reporter thrown out by Turkish appeals court
NBC News hires Solon as editor of tech news investigations
FT hires Fletcher as capital markets correspondent
Quartz is launching subscription membership service, new app
Yahoo Finance to launch subscription service
Friedenberg hired as president of Reuters News
This date in business journalism
2013: How MarketWatch uses polls of its readers to report stories
2008: TheStreet.com closes San Francisco bureau
Business journalism birthday
Nov. 14: Rob Blackwell of American Banker
