Some of Friday’s top business news stories:
Associated Press
For most Americans, Dow 20,000 carries little benefit, by Christopher S. Rugaber
Starbucks says “congestion” in stores crimped sales, by Candice Choi
Bloomberg
Alphabet profit misses analyst estimates on cloud costs, tax, by Mark Bergen
Avocados get caught in the Trump-Mexico dispute, by Deena Shanker
Fortune
Workers hit Trump’s labor secretary pick with new complaints, by Jeremy Quittner
Walmart is shaking up its ecommerce team, by Erin Griffith
Reuters
As regulators waver, Apple takes on Qualcomm in court, by Stephen Nellis
Data center growth drives Intel’s fourth-quarter revenue, profit beat, by Aishwarya Venugopal
News about business journalism
Stevens names global editor of companies coverage at Reuters
Pittsburgh Business Times publisher resigns
CNN launching new show “Quest Express” from NYSE floor
Forbes family settles dispute with new owners
Activist investor seeks Salon stake to make run at TheStreet.com
Bloomberg Radio producer/reporter Hora joins Otto Radio
Moore out as editor of Streetwise Media in restructuring
WSJ reporter Holmes leaving paper next week
The date in business journalism
2012: Bloomberg to launch luxury magazine
2007: Bartiromo files for “Money Honey” trademark
Business journalism birthday
Jan. 27: Linda Stern of Reuters
