Business reading list

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  • The Intercept reports that Chemours CEO Mark Vergnano and staff met with then-EPA chief Scott Pruitt about the company ’s refrigeration chemicals. The left-leaning website  says Chemours, which did not comment on the story, was reportedly  pushing back against “natural refrigerants.” Backers of the natural refrigerants say Chemours’  safety claims are exaggerated. The Intercept found out about the meeting through a Freedom of Information request.
  • With the demise of Babies R Us, the nationwide chain that operated a store in Christiana, Walmart, Target and other companies are eying a potentially lucrative market that has more harried parents using online shopping, rather than brick and mortar stores. (CNBC)
  • How malware tied to the Russian military’s cyberwar effotr caused an estimated $10 billion in damage and briefly crippled a Danish shipping giant.  (Wired, paywall with limited views)
  • Grocery giant Kroger, which has a couple of Harris Teeter stores in southern Delaware, is testing out a self-driving grocery delivery vehicle from a Fry’s store in Phoenix (Supermarket News)
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