Some of Wednesday’s top business news stories:
Associated Press
Stocks surge, recovering some recent losses; Dow rises 547, by Marley Jay
Can Pinterest succeed as the “un”-social network? by Barbara Ortutay
Bloomberg
The real reason Amazon made a $25 Alexa plug, by Nate Lanxon
Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley have deja vu, by Stephen Gandel
Fortune
The cat-and-mouse game between regulators and data stewards, by Robert Hackett
The U.S. economy is booming. So why is the federal deficit at its highest level since 2012? by Hallie Detrick
Reuters
IBM revenue misses as server, software sales slow, by Pushkala Aripaka
U.S. regains crown as most competitive economy since 2008, by Katanga Johnson
News about business journalism
Business Insider reporter Peterson moves to tech deals beat
Bartiromo appears to be backing away from Saudi conference
Washington Biz Journal names new publisher
Bloomberg Media projects 15-20 percent growth for 2018
Stony Brook professorship named for biz journalism legend Marshall Loeb
Inman News hires BuzzFeed’s Dalrymple as a reporter
Dow Jones Media Group hires Saigol as head of corporate news for EMEA
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