Some of Thursday’s top business news stories:
Associated Press
Concern in Arkansas town highlights trade fears in U.S. states, by Andrew DeMillo
China exports accelerated in July despite rise in U.S. tariffs, by Joe McDonald
Bloomberg
Fox Entertainment assets shine, helping validate Disney deal, by Anousha Sakoui
MoviePass CEO hopes customers will use service less frequently, by Vildana Hajric and Anousha Sakoui
Fortune
Cheesecake Factory’s breakfast burrito officially called “worst way to start a day,” by Brittany Shoot
SEC is examining Elon Musk’s statements about taking Tesla private, by Kevin Kelleher
Reuters
S&P 500, Dow edge down as oil prices, trade worries weigh, by Stephen Culp
Roku’s platform drives quarterly earnings beat, shares jump, by Sonam Rai
News about business journalism
Burdziak hired by Mergermarket/Dealreporter to cover M&A
How the WSJ is revamping its newsletters
SF Chronicle biz editor Thomas to start writing newsletters
Charlotte Observer real estate reporter moving to city beat
Food retailers trying to keep food stamp data from newspaper
TheStreet reports earnings, revenue below expectations
Reuters hires WSJ’s Templin as Americas finance editor
How “Planet Money” is successful: Making the abstract real
This date in business journalism
2013: Former BusinessWeek managing editor Dierdorff dies
2008: Fox Biz tweaks CNBC over Olympics
Business journalism birthday
Aug. 9: Dana Mattioli of The Wall Street Journal