Some of Wednesday’s top business news stories:
Associated Press
Google touts privacy options, but still depends on your data, by Rachel Lerman
Missouri appeals court overturns $110 million talc verdict
The Wall Street Journal
Drug Distributors in Talks to Settle Opioid Litigation for $18 Billion, by Sara Randazzo
MGM Resorts to Sell Bellagio, Circus Circus Properties in Las Vegas, by Katherine Sayre, Craig Karmin
CNN
Hyundai is investing $35 billion in autonomous driving and electric cars, by Julia Horowitz, Sherisse Pham
Consumers are still spending, says JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon, by Paul R. La Monica
CNBC
United Airlines shares rise on improved earnings forecast, quarterly beat, by Leslie Josephs
Here’s why this economist says the ‘perfect’ tax rate for the rich is 75%, by Robert Frank
Reuters
Undercover entrepreneurs: fearful Mexican tech startups shun spotlight, by Julia Love, Daina Beth Solomon
As the beer flows, so does the economy, as consumers keep growth aloft, by Howard Schneider
News about business journalism
Business Insider hires Zaveri as senior tech reporter
Bessette promoted to special sections editor at Providence Biz News
Publishers bond against tech giants
Megan Douglass has been named deputy social strategy editor at The Wall Street Journal. Douglass previously…
Business Insider's Louise Ridley is joining The Female Lead, the women's empowerment charity founded by Tesco Clubcard entrepreneur Edwina…
Aruna Viswanatha has been promoted to Washington enterprise editor. She will report to Damian Paletta.…
Bowdeya Tweh has been promoted to Chicago bureau chief at the Wall Street Journal, reporting…
Fierce Healthcare has promoted Heather Landi to executive editor. She has been a senior editor.…
Business news site Quartz has hired Audrey McNamara as breaking news editor. In her role,…