Some of Thursday’s top business news stories:
Associated Press
Passengers heard window popping on Southwest plane, by Mark Gillispie and David Porter
More businesses are mellowing out over hiring pot smokers, by Christopher Rugaber
Bloomberg
Fed calm over 2% inflation underlines gradual rate hike outlook, by Christopher Condon
Amazon offers retailers discount to adopt payment system, by Jennifer Surane and Spencer Soper
Fortune
Apple analysts offer mea culpa after iPhone sales hold up, by Aaron Pressman
Hillary Clinton: Big business is “disrupting our democracy,” by Valentina Zarya
Reuters
Spotify falls just short on revenue, sending shares tumbling, by Eric Auchard and Munsif Vengattil
Tesla says Model 3 production on track, will curb spending in 2018, by Alexandria Sage
News about business journalism
Schnaidt hired as Fast Company creative director
Stoll named WSJ’s business columnist
Bloomberg is starting its metered paywall at $34.99/month
Stone joins strat comm firm as senior director
Biz journalist Knox returning to Bloomberg News
Kohn receive’s SABEW’s President’s Award
Denver Biz Journal hires new ME, new associate editor, two reporters
Business Insider hires Johnson for digital media coverage
Tech reporter leaves South Florida Biz Journal
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