Some of Tuesday’s top business news stories:
Associated Press
U.S. homebuilder sentiment rises in August as sales improve, by Alex Veiga
Foreign holdings of Treasury debt rose in June, by Martin Crutsinger
Bloomberg
A $35 billion stock, an SEC halt and suspicions of manipulation, by Matt Robinson and Annie Massa
Soros cashes in as Barrick Gold posts best-ever first half rally, by Luzi-Ann Javier
MarketWatch.com
Apple’s Tim Cook set to battle for corporate tax reform, by Jennifer Booton
Twitter shares soar after reports of Apple TV talks, by Caitlin Huston
Reuters
Berkshire takes bigger bite of Apple, pares Wal-Mart, by Jonathan Stempel
AIG to sell unit to Arch Capital for $3.4 billion, by Mike Stone
News about business journalism
Laid off Market News reporter finds job at The Hill
Why The Wall Street Journal is bending its paywall
Wired executive editor Brown leaving for Popular Science
How CNET is expanding its tech coverage
“Planet Money” co-founder Davidson headed to New Yorker
The date in business journalism
2011: Biz journalists make $56,000 a year, according to study
2006: Morning news shows still missing gas story
Business journalism birthday:
Aug. 16: Beth Hunt of American City Business Journals
