Some of Monday’s top business news stories:
Associated Press
Studies are increasingly clear: Lyft, Uber congest cities, by Steve LeBlanc
Microsoft fights U.S. in high court to protect global business, by Mark Sherman
Bloomberg
Delta and United join companies dumping NRA, by Polly Mosendz
Volkswagen settles U.S. emissions lawsuit after Nazi comparisons, by Chris Dolmetsch and Andrew M. Harris
Fortune
Japan just approved a new drug that can kill the flu virus in just one day, by Sy Mukherjee
Snap CEO Spiegel just got paid $638 million — and deserved it, by Aaron Pressman
Reuters
New NAFTA talks aim to clear pathway to toughest issues, by Anthony Esposito and Sharay Angulo
Samsung launches Galaxy S9 with focus on social media, by Paul Sandle and Joyce Lee
News about business journalism
Columnist Sears leaves Barron’s
Tech site Atlanta Inno has launched
Edgecliffe-Johnson named FT’s U.S. business editor
Scaggs gets new beat at Financial Times
Business Insider site in South Africa has launched
Newspaper company Tronc eyes buying TheStreet
CNBC bolsters Hong Kong news operation
This date in business journalism
2013: Dow Jones/WSJ reporter dies of leukemia
2008: CNBC’s February: Nighttime gains, daytime losses
Business journalism birthday
Feb. 26: Jane Little of the Triad Business Journal