Some of Friday’s top business news stories:
Associated Press
Why it matters: Income inequality, by Josh Boak
Groups press Walgreens on religious restrictions in clinics, by Carla K. Johnson
Bloomberg
Uber’s $100 million pay settlement to drivers rejected by judge, by Joel Rosenblatt
Walton family fortune soars as Wal-Mart raises forecast, by Tom Metcalf
MarketWatch.com
Icahn losing nearly $500 million in a day on Icahn Enterprises stock, by Tomi Kilgore
Uber rolling out self-driving cars in Pittsburgh, by Greg Bensinger and Jack Nicas
Reuters
Fed’s Williams says September rake hike makes sense, by Ann Saphir
Labor market firming; factories still struggling, by Lucia Mutikani
News about business journalism
Puget Sound Business Journal hires new tech reporter
Covering Silicon Valley is perilous and fraught with issues
Graphics and data visualization at the Financial Times
Expect more investigations from Kaiser Health News
Battered in U.S., IB Times grows in Europe
Loeb finalist named Philly Inquirer deputy editorial page editor
The date in business journalism
2011: Economist hits circulation high
2006: Illinois paper names new biz editor
Business journalism birthday
Aug. 19: Mark Calvey of San Francisco Business Times
