Some of Friday’s top business news stories:
Associated Press
Amazon has another “Prime” holiday: Profit tops $3 billion, by Joseph Pisani
A robust US job market likely defied government shutdown during January, by Christopher Rugaber
Bloomberg
Tesla job cuts include more than 1,000 in California, by Dana Hull
Trump considering Herman Cain for Federal Reserve Board, by Jennifer Jacobs
Fortune
Mercedes-Benz gives its G-class the first makeover in 40 years, by Jaclyn Trop
Wall Street’s earnings forecasts are dropping fast, by Shawn Tully
Reuters
Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin signs launch deal with Canada’s Telesat, by Joey Roulette
Asian shares rise to four-month high on hopes of Trump-Xi meet, by Wayne Cole
News about business journalism
Forbes hires two assistant editors
Longtime biz journalist Michael Sesit dies
Yahoo Finance hires Smith as DC reporter
How Bloomberg researches TicToc see what readers want
NPR names Domonoske its energy and mobility reporter
Yahoo Finance is expanding its events business
Wired launches Middle East edition
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