Some of Friday’s top business news stories:
Associated Press
Toy sellers and makers offer more options for autistic kids, by Joseph Pisani
Stocks slide again as retailers and tech companies slip, by Marley Jay
Bloomberg
Uber shops self-driving cars to Arizona after California ban, by Eric Newcomer and Ellen Huet
American’s flight attendants say new uniforms make them sick, by Michael Sasso
Fortune
How to easily download Netflix TV and movies to your phone, by John Patrick Pullen
Italy may be forced to bail out its third biggest bank, by Geoffrey Smith
Reuters
U.S. sues Barclays, ex-executives for mortgage securities fraud, by Karen Freifeld
Volkswagen reaches deal with 80,000 U.S. 3-liter vehicle owners, by David Shepardson
News about business journalism
Portland Biz Journal cuts Sustainable Business Oregon newsletter
Inc. has most profitable year in a decade, expanding overseas
LA Times biz columnist: Trump threatened to sue me
CNET launches smart home tool on website
WSJ new ad: Subscribe because we saw Trump coming
Recode hires Inc.’s Townsend to cover Google
The date in business journalism
2011: Bloomberg TV hires CNBC producer
2006: Don’t forget to mention stock price reaction
Business journalism birthday
Dec. 23: Alexandra Scaggs of the Financial Times
Dec. 23: David Wilkerson of Mergermarket