Some of Wednesday’s top business news stories:
The Wall Street Journal
General Electric says to move 500 U.S. jobs overseas blaming Ex-Im bank closure, by Nick Timiraos
Prada hit by weak sales in China, Hong Kong, by Manuela Mesco and Jason Chow
Quartz
Problems at home aren’t stopping Chinese tourists from spending big in Europe, by Marc Bain
The Fed is about to attempt the greatest monetary experiment in history, by Matt Phillips
Bloomberg
Oil traders hire tanks on tiny island to profit from global glut, by Naomi Christie, Javier Blas and Lucia Kassai
New Balance’s fight to win over women with fashionable workout gear, by Kim Bhasin
The Associated Press
Subway: Co-founder of sandwich chain DeLuca dead at 67, by Candice Choi
Autos and restaurants push US retail sales higher in August, by Josh Boak
Reuters
Amazon’s Jeff Bezos plans rocket plant, launch pad in Florida, by Irene Klotz
In bringing ad-blocking to mobiles, Apple gives itself a boost, by Leila Abboud
News about business journalism:
Bloomberg Government hits sales record in August
Lou Dobbs show beats all CNBC shows
Boston Capital column ends 20-year run at Globe
Two-thirds of Wired’s revenue comes from digital
Bloomberg gets focused in the events business
Selyukh leaves Reuters for NPR
This date in business journalism history:
2013: How design helps Forbes.com increase traffic
2014: The Maria Bartiromo information diet
Business journalism birthdays:
Sept. 16: Andy Serwer with Yahoo Finance
Sept. 16: Ken Elkins with Charlotte Business Journal
