Some of Wednesday’s top business news stories:
Associated Press
AT&T may herald a new antitrust era — or Trumpian pique, by Tali Arbel
FCC chairman sets out to scrap open internet access rules, by Ryan Nakashima and Michael Liedtke
Bloomberg
Uber paid hackers to delete stolen data on 57 million people, by Eric Newcomer
Tesla’s burning through nearly half a million dollars nearly every hour, by Nabila Ahmed and Sally Bakewell
Fortune
J. Crew is closing 50 stores as sales plunge again, by Phil Wahba
Neiman Marcus finally snaps two-year losing streak, by Phil Wahba
Reuters
NAFTA round wrapping up, “significant differences” remain, by David Lawder and Anthony Esposito
Tech gains help propel Wall Street to record gains, by Caroline Valetkevitch
News about business journalism
Company CEO threatens to fire employee for talking to reporter
NY Times tech reporter Benner to cover Justice Department
Das named deputy corporate coverage chief at WSJ
What biz reporters can do that computers will never be able to
Reuters journalists get longer lunch as contract talks slow
WSJ names desktop and mobile platform editors
Adweek hires Sternberg as its tech editor
FT passes 700,000 digital subs, 900,000 total subs
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