Some of Friday’s top business news stories:
Countertops and rubber bands: US pursues obscure trade cases, by Paul Wiseman
US economic sanctions on Huawei could backfire, by Frank Bajak
Trump’s business earnings fall as revenue at Mar-A-Largo declines, by Shahien Nasiripour and Bill Allison
Factories making a U.S. heart drug are plagued by quality control issues, by Anna Edney
Why the giants among this year’s Fortune 500 should intimidate you, by Erika Fry
How a Boston startup could revolutionize weather forecasting, by Aaron Pressman
Wall St. rises for third straight day on data, earnings, by Stephen Culp
With inflation elusive, two Fed policymakers lay out a welcome mat, by Ann Saphir and Howard Schneider
News about business journalism
WSJ hires Shah as reporter for CIO Journal
Wolf wins Loeb Lifetime Award; Miller wins Minard Editor Award
2019 Loeb finalists are announced
Warren Phillips and the WSJ editorial page
NY Times hires Quartz’s Pasick to run newsletters
Bloomberg’s Ovide named finalist in columnist competition
This date in business journalism
2014: The Wrap is growing up
2009: Wired’s success doesn’t translate into advertising
Business journalism birthday
May 17: Xana Antunes of Quartz