Some of Thursday’s top business news stories:
Associated Press
Tesla driver killed in crash while using car’s “auto pilot,” by Joan Lowy and Tom Krisher
Appeals court nixes $7.25B credit card swipe fee settlement, by Larry Neumeister
Bloomberg
Redstone’s mental state is a “lot to digest” for probate judge, by Jef Feeley and Janelle Lawrence
Stem cell clinics selling risky treatments explode across U.S., by Amrith Ramkumar
MarketWatch.com
Nearly half of Williams directors resign in leadership battle, by Liz Hoffman and David Benoit
Zenefits slashes benefits in half to avoid investor lawsuit, by Rolfe Winkler
Reuters
Hershey rejects $23 billion Mondelez takeover offer, by Lauren Hirsch
Oracle ordered to pay HP $3 billion in Itanium case, by Dan Levine
News about business journalism
Crain’s Chicago’s first editor was a “high energy, big picture” guy
Layoffs at International Biz Times hit biz/tech desks hard
Reorganization for Reuters in Americas will include two MEs
Howell appointed top news editor for Asia at Reuters
Bloomberg posts record digital audience due to Brexit
Harrington returns to Tampa Bay Times biz desk
MedCity News hires Parmar as VP and editorial director
The date in business journalism
2011: WSJ/Dow Jones names new Chicago bureau chief
2006: Confronting the Buffett-Loomis question
Business journalism birthday
July 1: Russell Adams of Wall Street Journal