Some of Wednesday’s top business news stories:
Associated Press
Unions protest change in Alaska oil tanker escort contract, by Dan Joling
Late sell-off leaves U.S. stocks barely higher, by Marley Jay
Bloomberg
LendingClub calls off meeting with investors, by Noah Buhayar and Jennifer Surane
U.S. airlines are succeeding more this year at raising your fare, by Mary Schlangenstein
MarketWatch.com
World Bank trims global and U.S. growth forecast, by Ian Talley
Why this era of globalization is coming to an end, by Rebecca Keller
Reuters
Valeant CEO cuts outlook for “distracted” company, shares plunge, by Amrutha Penumudi and Rod Nickel
Blackstone in bid to buy insurance broker Acrisure, by Mike Stone and Greg Roumeliotis
News about business journalism
CNBC reports NFL commissioner dead after Twitter hacked
Kapos takes column to Chicago Sun-Times
Crain execs holding town hall meetings across company
WSJ names cybersecurity, software reporters
Editor who oversaw biz coverage at Las Vegas paper is out
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