Some of Wednesday’s top business news stories:
Associated Press
Hurricane Irma delivers serious punch to Florida agriculture, by Steve Karnowski
American household income finally topped 1999 peak last year, by Christopher Rugaber
Bloomberg
Amazon weighs Boston in search for second headquarters, by Spencer Soper
Wall Street chiefs signal a lingering slump, by Laura J Keller and Hugh Son
Fortune
Neiman Marcus is closing more than 25 percent of its outlet stores, by Phil Wahba
Jamie Dimon thinks bitcoin is a “fraud,” but it can still hit $100K, by Lucinda Shen
Reuters
Home Capital investors spurn Buffett’s plan to increase stake, by Matt Scuffham
Wall Street ends at record high, led by banks, by Sinead Carew
News about business journalism
Birmingham Biz Journal hires new banking and legal reporter
NY Post’s Atkinson leaves to join NBC News
Biz journalist launches website covering cannabis industry
FT names associate editor, investigations editor, executive editor
Cassell, longtime FT reporter, dies at 71
Cheddar hires new executive, to expand in Europe in 2018
This date in business journalism
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