Talking Biz News Today – Aug. 21, 2015

Some of Friday’s top business news stories:

Quartz

Uniqlo says it will test out a four-day work week, by Shelly Banjo

There’s still hope for Microsoft’s Windows phones, by Alice Truong

The Wall Street Journal

Twitter opens up its mobile ad network, introduces video, by Jack Marshall

In Europe, bank annual reports are three times longer, by Emily Chasan

The New York Times

Universal avoided superheroes, but still conquers box office, by James B. Stewart

Greece makes payment to European Central Bank, avoiding default, by Jack Ewing

Reuters

HP revenue falls on weak PC sales, lower demand for services, by Abhirup Roy

Home sales near eight-and-a-half-year high, brighten economic outlook, by Lucia Mutikani

The Street

China may get worse before it gets better, by Mike Norman

Marissa Mayer should put her money behind Yahoo! stock, by Eric Jackson 

News about business journalism:

Bloomberg ‘inadvertently’ broke embargo on Fed minutes

Bloomberg’s Barinka moving to IPO beat

Politico labor reporter is gone after trying to unionize newsroom

Bloomberg planning to lay off 100 editorial workers

This date in business journalism history:

2014: Apple’s silence doesn’t help it with biz reporters

2009: Why BusinessWeek might be a smart acquisition

Business journalism birthdays:

Aug. 21: Caitlin Bowling with Insider Louisville

Aug. 21: Tristan Navera with the Dayton Business Journal

Aug. 21: Pamela Engel with Business Insider