Some of Thursday’s top business news stories:
Associated Press
Fiat Chrysler, PSA Peugeot boards approve merger, by Colleen Barry, Tom Kirsher, Angela Charlton
Twitter pulls back on political ads, but pitfalls await, by Rachel Lerman, Barbara Ortutay
CNN
IPhone sales are in a major slump. AirPods and iPad are helping Apple grow, by David Goldman
Worried about a recession? America’s consumers say they aren’t, by Gad Levanon, Lynn Franco
CNBC
Starbucks’ stock jumps on strong US and China sales growth, by Amelia Lucas
Former Juul executive sues over retaliation, claims company knowingly sold tainted nicotine pods, by Angelica LaVito
Axios
The future of work is already here, by Erica Pandey
Ford and UAW reach fast deal with no strike, by Joann Muller
Reuters
U.S. Fed cuts interest rates, signals it is on hold, by Howard Schneider, Lindsay Dunsmuir
Boeing says up to 50 planes grounded globally over cracks: AFP, by Subrat Patnaik
News about business journalism
Dow Jones offers ratification bonus to union
Delaney remembers how Lauren Brown pushed him
WSJ’s Zuckerman on the Quant Revolution
Staley promoted to lifestyle and culture editor at Quartz
CNBC “Squawk Box” has a brand-new look
Weldon to join The Economist to cover British economy
