Some of Thursday’s top business news stories:
Associated Press
U.S. stocks edge higher as retailers rally, by Marley Jay
Judge OKs Takata request to halt some lawsuits over air bags, by Randall Chase
Bloomberg
Alibaba is closing in on Amazon’s market capitalization, by Brandon Kochkodin and Gilbert Xu
Visa, Discover pare dealings with extremist groups, by Jennifer Surane
Fortune
Trump won’t blow up Obamacare markets for at least one more month, by Sy Mukherjee
Fed’s Fischer rails against rolling back bank regulations, by Geoffrey Smith
Reuters
U.S. takes tough lines as NAFTA negotiations begin, by David Ljunggren and Anthony Esposito
Seven charged in U.S. insider trading ring, by Brendan Pierson and Jonathan Stempel
News about business journalism
A decline in coverage is hurting the North Carolina economy
Marijuana Business Daily named one of Inc.’s fastest-growing companies
Nextgov names new executive editor, new managing editor
Bryant turns the lights out at the Corner Office
Crain remains committed to city biz papers
How The Economist builds trust on social media
National Law Journal editor Frerking leaving for Texas
Bolton returns to Fox Business after a year away
This date in business journalism
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