Some of Tuesday’s top business news stories:
The Wall Street Journal
China’s better-than-expected GDP prompts skepticism from economists, by Mark Magnier
Oprah Winfrey takes 10% stake in Weight Watchers, by Lisa Beilfuss and Sara Germano
Quartz
Amazon is suing more than a thousand fake reviewers for dishing out unearned stars, by Svati Kirsten Narula
Square has poached Yahoo executive Jackie Reses to lead its lending division, by Ian Kar
Bloomberg
Four reason’s McDonald’s all-day breakfast is a headache for franchisees, by Leslie Patton
Fantasy sports sites got squeezed this weekend, by Joshua Brustein
The New York Times
Shares of Weight Watchers jump as Oprah Winfrey takes a stake, by Leslie Picker
When gas becomes cheaper, Americans buy more expensive gas, by Binyamin Appelbaum
Reuters
Fed’s Williams sees rate rises appropriate in ‘near future,’ by Ann Saphir
Oil down 3 percent, tumbling gasoline adds to China, Iran worries, by Barani Krishnan
News about business journalism:
Texas paper introduces new Monday business section
Bloomberg shuffles tech news beat
Quartz debuts new kind of video advertising
AP’s Ferrara joins Bankrate.com as chief content officer
Banjo, Nisen leave Quartz for Bloomberg
WSJ revamps Greater New York section
BizTimes Milwaukee plans redesign
Orlando Sentinel brings back Sunday business section
This date in business journalism history:
2007: What biz wires can teach the rest of business journalism
2008: Cramer ignores his skeptics
Business journalism birthdays:
Oct. 20: Dan Barkin with The News & Observer
Oct. 20: Mike Forsythe with The New York Times
Oct. 20: Tom Herman
Oct. 20: Walden Siew
