Some of Thursday’s top business news stories:
Associated Press
U.S. stocks rally again, but finish October with steep losses, by Marley Jay
GM offers buyouts to 18K workers after posting strong earnings, by Tom Krisher
Bloomberg
AIG surprises with losses tied to storms in U.S., Japan, by Katherine Chiglinsky
Alphabet exec out as company grapples with harassment reports, by Gerrit De Vynck and Ellen Huet
Fortune
Is there any doubt this man created bitcoin? by Jeff John Roberts
In Wisconsin, some fear Foxconn factory’s main product is smoke and mirrors, by Clay Chandler
Reuters
VW and Ford in talks on self-driving cars and electric vehicles, by Edward Taylor and Ben Klayman
U.S. Supreme Court divided over Google privacy settlement, by Andrew Chung
News about business journalism
D CEO hires Jensen to cover commercial real estate
WSJ hires Ives to be editor of CMO Today
San Diego biz reporter Weisberg wins Keen Award
Hume retiring from Bond Buyer after 30 years
How Fast Company is growing across all of its platforms
Bloomberg BNA union members protest layoffs
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