Some of Wednesday’s top business news stories:
Associated Press
Dow posts sixth loss in a row on trade spat, small companies rally, by Marley Jay
Trump raises risk of economically harmful US-China trade war, by Paul Wiseman and Zeke Miller
Bloomberg
GE kicked out of Dow, last 19th century member removed, by Sarah Ponczek and Rick Clough
Starbucks pumps the brakes in its home market, by Leslie Patton
Fortune
Facebook takes on HQ Trivia with live game shows, by Kevin Kelleher
Device that fools Tesla’s autopilot is in government’s crosshairs, by Glenn Fleishman
Reuters
Oracle’s forecast miss overshadows cloud growth, shares fall, by Vibhuti Sharma
Asian markets rebound on bargain-hunting, shrug off trade war threats, by Andrew Galbraith
News about business journalism
VC investor blames business journalism for Theranos’ downfall
Executive editor Lutz is leaving Business Insider to become EIC of Bankrate
Wired hires Farnsworth as director of social media
Cheddar acquires Need2Know newsletter
Acuris buys SparkSpread, energy M&A news provider
Yahoo News launching podcast on politics and technology
Consumer Reports works to overcome subscription decline
Post-Dispatch lays off health care business reporter
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