Some of Friday’s top business news stories:
Associated Press
Lowest U.S. birth rate in three decades could post threat to economy, by Christopher Rugaber
U.S. stocks end choppy day slightly lower amid trade worries, by Alex Veiga
Bloomberg
Tesla may need $10 billion in funding by 2020, Goldman says, by Anthony Palazzo and Molly Smith
Surging mortgage rates set off scramble to buy homes, by Prashant Gopal
Fortune
Why millennials will swipe left on Facebook’s new dating service, by Chelsea Reynolds
Remembering when Tom Wolfe nailed Silicon Valley, by Adam Lashinsky
Reuters
As oil rises, warnings emerge from U.S. retailers, by April Joyner
Delaware judge rules for Redstone in fight for CBS control, by Tom Hals and April Joyner
News about business journalism
Hillkirk wins Minard editor award
WSJ’s Lublin wins Loeb Career Achievement Award
Loeb Awards announce 2018 finalists
Crain’s Chicago health care reporter Schorsch leaving for WBEZ
Mashable tech reporter Chin is leaving for Tom’s Guide
How the WSJ paywall determines how many free articles you get
MT Newswires is expanding its news offerings
Albuquerque Biz First hires Krabbe as tech editor
This date in business journalism
2013: Colleagues, Wall Street friends and readers remember Abelson
2008: Birmingham Biz Journal publisher leaving for South Florida
Business journalism birthday
May 18: David Allison of the Atlanta Business Chronicle