Some of Friday’s top business news stories:
Trump backs off border shutdown but threatens auto tariffs, by Jill Colvin
Trump choice of Herman Cain for Fed board could face hurdles, by Martin Crutsinger
Judge sends Musk and SEC back to negotiating table, by Matt Robinson, Chris Dolmetsch and Bob Van Voris
Amazon is making a rival to Apple’s AirPods as its first Alexa wearable, by Mark Gurman
IBM’s big bet on artificial intelligence training, by Anne Fisher
The hidden price of cashless retail, by Charlie Thaxton
Jeff Bezos keeps Amazon voting power in divorce settlement, by Jeffrey Dastin and Arjun Panchadar
S&P 500, Dow advance with trade talks in focus, by April Joyner
News about business journalism
SABEW Canada names Best in Business finalists
Business Insider hires Rodriguez to cover the future of TV
McAllister moves to WSJ’s strategy team as rankings data reporter
What’s behind the FT’s subscription growth
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