Some of Thursday’s top business news stories:
Associated Press
EU fines Google a record $5 billion over mobile practices, by Ryan Nakashima and Raf Casert
Fed says trade war downturn could pose challenges, by Martin Crutsinger
Bloomberg
Trump says U.S. may have separate trade deal with Mexico, by Toluse Olorunnipa and Jenny Leonard
CBS directors had prior talks on contesting Redstone control, by Jef Feeley
Fortune
Tech has opportunity in Europe’s Silicon Union, industry insiders say, by Clay Chandler
Marriott will eliminate plastic drinking straws at all of its properties in 2019, by Emily Price
Reuters
IBM gets boost from new businesses, top estimates, by Pushkala Aripaka
S&P 500 climbs to over five-month high on strong earnings, by Stephen Culp
News about business journalism
Why a business journal published an entire issue on crime
WSJ hires Business Insider reporter Levy to cover hedge funds
A tech reporter who doesn’t use much tech
Money deputy editor Lim departs for PR firm
This date in business journalism
2013: CFO magazine makes mistake with its own 401(k) plan
2008: Burnett’s fast rise at CNBC
Business journalism birthday
July 19: Brian Sullivan of CNBC
July 19: Doug Fruehling of the Washington Business Journal
July 19: Jackie Bischof of Quartz
