Some of Tuesday’s top stories:
The New York Times
Breaking up is the new thing to do, by David Gelles
Turner Broadcasting, home of CNN, TBS and TNT, will cut 1,475 jobs, by Emily Steel
Microsoft and other firms pledge to protect student data, by Natasha Singer
The Wall Street Journal
Germany to tell G20 no eurozone deflation risk, by Andrea Thomas
Hilton to sell Waldorf Astoria to Chinese firm, by Craig Karmin
Apple takes a bite from Samsung, by Aaron Back
The Associated Press
EU opens formal probe on Amazon’s tax practice, by The Associated Press
1st banker conviction in UK market-fixing scandal, by The Associated Press
Reuters
Fiat says merger with Chrysler effective as of October 12, by Valentina Za
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