Some of Tuesday’s top business news stories:
Associated Press
A bull market record that doesn’t feel like it, by Bernard Condon
Tesla says it hasn’t ben informed of SEC investigation, by Dee-Ann Durbin
Bloomberg
Seagate expands job cuts to 6,500 as PC-component market suffers, by Ian King
NBC expects 15 percent increase in ad sales for Rio Olympics, by Gerry Smith
MarketWatch.com
Alcoa shares up 5% after company earnings top expectations, by Claudia Assis
GoPro’s stock soars on heavy volume; short interest at 5-month high, by Tomi Kilgore
Reuters
Google self-driving car project names general counsel as scrutiny rises, by David Shepardson
Starbucks to raise wages for U.S. workers in October, by Lisa Baertlein and Sruthi Ramakrishnan
News about business journalism
WSJ hires new EU financial regulation reporter
Business Insider and GE team up for Digital Industry Insider
Gizmodo hires Peyser as night editor
CNBC hires reporter in San Francisco
Dear tech pubs, calm yourself down about this gadget
Quartz launches index on the economy
CNBC takes show to Facebook Live
Bloomberg reporter Stilwell leaving for law school
The date in business journalism
2011: Federal Reserve moves to limit leaks
2006: Financial Times to merge web, print operations