Some of Thursday’s top business news stories:
The Wall Street Journal
Workers at two major Ford factories reject labor pact, by Christina Rogers
Wells Fargo picks the next in line, by Emily Glazer and Maria Armental
Bloomberg
Oil trades near two-month low after U.S. crude supplies increase, by Mark Shenk
Silicon Valley’s hottest startups get a taste of going public without the IPO, by Sarah Frier and Dina Bass
The Associated Press
Oct. home construction slumps on fewer apartment buildings, by Josh Boak
Target profit climbs as customer traffic increases
Reuters
Fed pushed toward December hike last month, despite long-term concerns, by Howard Schneider and Jason Lange
Target’s online sales growth slows; margins pressured, by Nandita Bose
Quartz
Lowe’s is cashing in on a very solid U.S. housing market and unseasonably warm weather, by Melvin Backman
Lego has invented a slipper to prevent injury-by-Lego, by Amy X. Wang
News about business journalism:
Adweek seeks ad/branding editor
Hollywood Reporter names Bel Bruno as news director
WaPo shuffles biz desk editors, names white collar crime reporter
Puget Sound Business Journal reporter heads to Alaska
Contest seeks entries surrounding investigative reporting around bribery
“Rise of the Robots” wins Business Book of the Year
This date in business journalism history:
2008: Financial journalism needs to reassess its role
2007: Homebuilders blame business media for its woes
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