Some of Thursday’s top business news stories:
Associated Press
Retailers lead a broad decline in stocks as Macy’s plunges, by Marley Jay
How much for that tequila shot? The price is always changing, by Joseph Pisani
Bloomberg
Google will ban ads for payday loans, by Jack Clark and Zeke Faux
Denied breaks, U.S. poultry workers wear diapers on the job, by Shruti Singh
MarketWatch.com
Hyperloop closer to reality after successful test run, by Georgia Wells
Linn Energy files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, by Stephanie Gleason
Reuters
Mitsubishi Motors says it has cash to ride out widening mileage affair, by Naomi Tajitsu
Caterpillar reader to move into Cuba market once embargo lifted, by Sarah Marsh
News about business journalism
Houston Business Journal names new data editor
The Economist looks at virtual reality, mobile video
Deadline Club names Huffington Post, AP as its biz award winners
Business Insider Nordic launches
Priest who runs hedge fund files libel suit against Bloomberg
Melendez named editor of South Florida Business Journal
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