Some of Friday’s top business news stories:
Associated Press
Technology, industrials and banks lead rally as stocks rise, by Marley Jay
Former coal lobbyist confirmed as No. 2 official at EPA, by Matthew Daly
Bloomberg
Tesla is in an open feud with NTSB over crash probe, by Ryan Beene, Keith Naughton and Jamie Butters
SpaceX’s valuation climbs to $25 billion with new funding round, by Dana Hull and Tom Metcalf
Fortune
Roughly 1 in 10 Americans say they have deleted Facebook, by Chris Morris
White House explains Trump’s reversal on TPP, by Alana Abramson
Reuters
China vows to fight back if U.S. escalates trade spat, by Se Young Lee and Yawen Chen
U.S. judge says Uber drivers are not company’s employees, by Daniel Wiessner
News about business journalism
Biz journalist Houston hired as editorial director of bitcoin publication
Morning Consult’s Gronewold to join Politico New York
Lublin talks about her 47-year WSJ career
CNNMoney’s Gillespie hired by Bloomberg
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