Some of Tuesday’s top business news stories:
Associated Press
Fed likely to keep rates on hold and sketch a bright outlook, by Martin Crutsinger
Ride-share companies embrace election frenzy, by Cathy Bussewitz
Bloomberg
Sears is moving closer to loan deal and stave off shutdown, by Eliza Ronalds-Hannon
Senior citizens are replacing teenagers as fast-food workers, by Leslie Patton
Fortune
Fortnite to offer football jersey skins in deal between NFL, Epic Games, by Emily Gillespie
Apple’s market cap closes below $1 trillion, by Kevin Kelleher
Reuters
Citigroup names new chairman, keeps post separate from CEO, by David Henry
Wall Street boosted by financials, energy, defense sectors, by Sinead Carew
News about business journalism
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Hurtado joins Bloomberg as on-air reporter
Bloomberg hires Day from Seattle Times to cover tech
WSJ hires AP’s Ken Thomas as a reporter
Yahoo Finance expands to five hours of programming
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