Some of Monday’s top business news stories:
Associated Press
Chinese tech firms lay lower at CES 2019 amid trade tensions, by Matt O’Brien
Good news for wild blueberries in faltering No. 1 state, by Patrick Whittle
Bloomberg
Bridgewater’s Pure Alpha fund returned 14.6% last year, by Hema Parmar and Erik Schatzker
Before the electric car takes over, someone needs to reinvent the battery, by David Stringer and Kevin Buckland
Fortune
Vinyl and cassette sales continued to grow last year, by Veronica Neto
Why China’s moon shot matters, by Clay Chandler
Reuters
Trump: Weakness in China economy gives Beijing incentive for trade deal, by Jeff Mason
France presses Renault over executive compensation paid via Dutch holding company, by Richard Lough and Caroline Pailliez
News about business journalism
Bloomberg negotiating for Israeli TV channel
Yahoo Finance launches eight hours of live programming on Monday
Bloomberg reporter Levring leaving for Danish business daily
How Morning Brew delivers business news
WSJ reporter leads opposition of mosque expansion
Facebook vs. The New York Times
WSJ hires Broughton to cover risk and compliance
Longtime Reuters journalist Croft leaving after 36 years
This date in business journalism
2014: Life after All Things D for Wall Street Journal
2009: Mainstream media ignore entrepreneurs
Business journalism birthdays
Jan. 7: Amy Thomson of Bloomberg News
Jan. 7: Dagen McDowell of Fox Business Network