Some of Friday’s top business news stories:
Associated Press
CEOs speak out on gun violence, want Congressional action, by Dee-Ann Durbin, Mae Anderson
US budget deficit for 11 months up $169 billion over 2018, by Martin Crutsinger
CNN
China is starting to eat into its emergency reserves of pork, by Laura He, Serenitie Wang
US Treasury is seriously considering a 50-year bond, by Donna Borak
The Wall Street Journal
Google Subpoenaed for Details on Its Ad Business, by John D. McKinnon
Juul Debates Pushing Back on E-Cigarette Ban, by Jennifer Maloney
CNBC
No-deal Brexit is now the most likely outcome for the UK, survey of finance execs says, by David Reid
China’s new digital currency could encourage worldwide use of the yuan, says CEO, by Eustance Huang
Reuters
Grand jury indicts GE’s Baker Hughes for exposing workers to toxic chemicals, by Liz Hampton
Climate change pushes U.S. fund managers to bet on AC makers, by David Randall
News about business journalism
CoStar hires Luck to cover the Houston market
Petterson named new president of Fox Business
WSJ hires Tilley to cover Microsoft
Blinder buys Editor & Publisher, talks editorial vision
BusinessDesk.com appoints new editor
Kaplan moves to Los Angeles to join business/tech team at NBC as producer
Rosenblatt named tech reporter at Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Poferl named associate masthead editor and audience director at NYT