Some of Wednesday’s top business news stories:
Associated Press
Apple’s quarterly sales fall, but forecast calls for gains, by Brandon Bailey
Trump brand loses luster with affluent, by Mae Anderson and Bernard Condon
Fortune
Solar capacity tops coal for the first time ever, by Geoffrey Smith
Scheme to delete Google results is exposed, by Jeff John Roberts
MarketWatch.com
Alphabet presses pause on Google Fiber, by Mike Murphy
Twitter shares jump on rumor of renewed Disney interest, by Wallace Witkowski
Reuters
White House urges ban on noncompete agreements for many workers, by Daniel Wiessner
AT&T aims to break from streaming crowd with Time Warner, by Lisa Richwine
News about business journalism
Debtwire hires reporter to cover oil and gas sector
Houston Chronicle hires new energy reporter
About.com launches tech sirte Lifewire
Quartz launches lifestyle newsletter
Money names Auriemma as editor of website
Fortune names Griffith to take over Term Sheet
The FT’s following on Instagram has exploded
How Quartz has become a global brand
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