Friday’s top business news stories:
The Wall Street Journal
Airbus orders hurt by cancellations, by Robert Wall
Discounts are piled on as Americans buy fewer basics, by Serena Ng
The New York Times
Nest Labs stops selling its smoke detector, by Nick Wingfield
G.M. turns to experienced crisis experts, by Bill Vlasic and Hilary Stout
The Associated Press
Feds reach $5.15B settlement over mining cleanup, by Felecia Fonseca, Eric Tucker and Dina Cappiello
Milwaukee group wants to buy Pabst Blue Ribbon, by Carrie Antlfinger
Bloomberg
Brooklyn’s hipster economy challenges Manhattan supremacy, by Henry Goldman
Forbes
David Letterman retiring from TV, by Dorothy Pomerantz
Today in business journalism
South Florida Biz Journal refocuses its beats
WSJ’s Baker: We’re a better paper under Murdoch
Biz journalist Haj hired by American Lawyer
This date in business journalism history
2011: Engadget staff to launch new site
2013: Bloomberg adds Twitter to service