Some of Tuesday’s top business news stories:
Associated Press
San Francisco official pushes robot tax to battle automation, by Janie Har
After Harvey, insurance drones take to the Texas skies, by Pat Eaton-Robb
Bloomberg
U.S. Gulf Coast refiners begin recovery, by Amy Stillman
Carlyle avoids $1 billion payout tied to bond fund collapse, by Melissa Mittelman
Fortune
Fast food workers strike on Labor Day, by Natasha Bach
Four important things to know about HPE’s multibillion dollar spinoff, by Jonathan Vanian
Reuters
Novartis names drugs chief as CEO to deliver return to growth, by John Miller
VW’s $1.8 billion Ducati sale stalls at union roadblock, strategy shift, by Pamela Barbaglia, Paola Arosio and Andreas Cremer
News about business journalism
Chiou has left CNBC Asia and moved to New York
AP stands by story on Superfund sites near Houston
When you write about money, you get to write about anything
A NY Times tech reporter goes to the classroom
Former InsiderBiz editor joins Hampton faculty
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