Some of Wednesday’s top business news stories:
Associated Press
Government questions unfair student loan practices, by Ken Sweet
Tech giants plunge again, pushing markets into the red for the year, by Marley Jay
Bloomberg
U.S. accuses of China of continuing IP theft amid trade war, by Shawn Donnan and Jenny Leonard
Did Elon Musk forget about Buffalo? by Austin Carr and Brian Eckhouse
Fortune
Forget your password at a Microsoft site? Use your USB key instead, by Glenn Fleishman
Why it’s not so easy to squeeze more money out of Amazon and Google, by Aaron Pressman
Reuters
Sears investors claim hedge fund Cyprus improperly influencing credit market, by Jesica DiNapoli
Bitcoin crashes to lowest level this year, down 25 percent this week, by Tom Wilson and Tommy Wilkes
News about business journalism
Bloomberg BNA editor in chief Antonelli discusses its strategy and changes
Albany Biz Review promotes Mangini to editor
Business Insider hires Ungarino to cover markets
Tampa Bay Times biz editor Harrington joining Bloomberg BNA
BBC moves U.S. biz reporter to Middle East
Quartz is looking to use more computers in reporting
This date in business journalism
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