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Talking Biz News Today — September 4, 2019

Some of Wednesday’s top business news stories:

Associated Press

California city tests buzzy campaign idea for income,  by Adam Beam

Pentagon sidelines 127 building projects to fund border wall, by Lolita C. Baldor

Bloomberg

U.K. on Course for Recession as Services Growth Stagnates, by David Goodman

Will They Help, Hurt or Do Nothing? Central Banks Face Backlash, by Anchalee Worrachate, David Goodman

CNN

US manufacturing sector shrinks for first time in three years, by Anneken Tappe

Facebook rolls out face recognition to all users but says it will be off by default, by Rachel Metz

The Wall Street Journal

Walmart to Stop Selling Ammunition for Assault-Style Weapons, by Sarah Nassauer

Tyson Cuts Full-Year Profit Forecast, by Kimberly Chin

Reuters

Exclusive: OxyContin maker prepares ‘free-fall’ bankruptcy as settlement talks stall, by Mike Spector, Jessica DiNapoli

Google target of new U.S. antitrust probe by state attorneys general, by Diane Bartz, Ayanti Bera

News about Business Journalism

Austin daily hires Carlson to cover tech

How Consumers Digest continues to stiff freelance writers

Barba named WSJ/Dow Jones spot news editor

Beyoud, Dean awarded NPF fellowships to Wharton Biz seminars

Crypto reporter Victor departs The Information

Burns joins Sports Business Journal as staff writer

The Information hires English to cover Wall Street

Atlanta biz reporter moving to investigations team

Klearman departs Cape Cod Times, heads to Napa Register

Alves joins Reuters as correspondent

NY Times’ Alba: Tech reporting should focus on how it infiltrates systems

Longtime San Diego biz journalist Chamberlin dies at 70

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