Some of Thursday’s top business news stories:
Associated Press
California looks for ways to preserve environmental clout, by Adam Beam, Michael Biesecker
Tech execs say they’re acting faster on extremist content, by Marcy Gordon
CNN
The Fed cut rates for the second time this year, by Donna Borak
Tesla takes on Porsche with superfast Plaid Mode, by Peter Valdes-Dapena
Forbes
Brits Are Not Buying Luxury Properties In France Anymore -Because Of Brexit, by Emanuele Midolo
CA Gov. Newsom Signs Law, Makes Gig Workers Employees, by Robert W. Wood
Axios
France’s power play for foreign investment, by Dan Primack
CEO confidence sinks to lowest level since 2016, by Courtenay Brown
Reuters
Tesla’s Model 3 earns insurance industry’s top safety rating, by Debroop Roy, David Shepardson
News about business journalism
Fox Business signs Bartiromo to multi-year deal
Bloomberg’s Parker moving to White House beat
Bloomberg’s Paskin moving to Hong Kong bureau
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CNBC.com deputy technology editor Todd Haselton is leaving the news organization for a job at The Verge.…
Note from CNBC Business News senior vice president Dan Colarusso: After more than 27 years…