Some of Thursday’s top business news stories:
Associated Press
Stocks surge as Powell hints at slower interest rate hikes, by Marley Jay
U.S. economy grew at brisk 3.5% annual rate last quarter, by Christopher Rugaber
Bloomberg
Sub-$2 gasoline pops up in 20 states after oil’s drop, by Ryan Collins
The $15 billion money pit dragging GE down, by Katherine Chiglinsky and Sonali Basak
Fortune
Google CEO Sundar Pichai to face GOP-led Congress who claim bias against conservatives, by Glenn Fleishman
Alphabet is reportedly working on a mass mosquito extinction, by Brittany Shoot
Reuters
Apple’s iPhone XR is company’s best-selling model, executive says, by Stephen Nellis
Trump studying new auto tariffs after GE restructuring, by David Shepardson
News about business journalism
Bloomberg continues to report on China hacking story
NY Times promotes Tam to deputy business editor
How the FT is using game mechanics to lower subscriber churn
ALM promotes Donlon to editor of National Underwriter P&C
Anchor Barton has left Bloomberg Television
Daily Tech, new tech publication, coming in 2019
This date in business journalism
2013: Financial Times names new financial editor
2008: Keep it simple, stupid
Business journalism birthday
Nov. 29: Sarah Chaney of The Wall Street Journal
