Talking Biz News Today — Oct. 10, 2019

Some of Thursday’s top business news stories:

Associated Press

Good luck? US, China to begin 13th round of trade talks, by Paul Wiseman

California bans hotels from using tiny plastic bottles

Fortune

Artificial Intelligence Could Be a $14 Trillion Boon to the Global Economy—If It Can Overcome These Obstacles, by Bernhard Warner

Privacy, Civil Rights Groups Press Amazon’s Ring to End Its Local Police Partnerships, by Lisa Marie Segarra

Forbes

Apple’s China Risk: $43 Billion, by John Koetsier

The Hunt For The Next ‘Supernatural’ Will Yield The Discovery Of The Next ‘Game Of Thrones’, by Merrill Barr

CNBC

Bed Bath & Beyond taps former Target exec Mark Tritton as president, CEO, stock soars 21%, by Sarah Whitten

Elizabeth Warren unveils a $1 trillion environmental justice plan for low-income communities, by Emma Newburger

Reuters

GM’s third-quarter China vehicle sales down 17.5%, as U.S. automakers cede ground, by Yilei Sun, John Ruwitch

Altcoins: Ahead of Libra, XRP cryptocurrency gains toehold in commerce, by Tom Wilson

News about business journalism

Source who leaked info to CNBC reporter is arrested

Newcomer switches to tech and politics beat at Bloomberg

HBO producing 2 new news seasons of Axios series

Axios hires NPR’s Goo