Some of Wednesday’s top business news stories:
The Wall Street Journal
Pep Boys to further consider Icahn proposal, by Austen Hufford
Coca-Cola names Hendrik Steckhan president of U.S. operations, by Mike Esterl
Bloomberg
Gun stocks, predictably, climb after massacre, by Paul Barrett
Verizon would explore Yahoo deal if board decides to sell, by Scott Moritz
The Associated Press
U.S. job openings slip in October; Hiring, quits rise, by Christopher S. Rugaber
Boston College: 80 sickened after eating at Chipotle, by Candice Choi and Bob Salsberg
Reuters
Aging population seen restraining U.S. labor force growth, by Lucia Mutikani
Disney doubles stake in Vice to $400 million: source, by Anya George Tharakan
Quartz
The influence of Star Wars on Apple’s classic design, and vice versa, by Mike Murphy
Yet more proof that San Francisco’s housing crisis is ridiculous, by Kate Groetzinger
News about business journalism:
Wall Street Journal launches podcast series
How Bloomberg TV’s Betty Liu uses social media
Quartz adds three to its editorial staff
This date in business journalism history:
2008: Coverage of financial crisis, auto industry dominate media
2014: Oil prices at five-year low
Business journalism birthdays:
Dec. 9: Chris O’Brien with VentureBeat
Dec. 9: Bob Ivry with Bloomberg
Dec. 9: Peter Elstrom with Bloomberg
Dec. 9: Roger Yu with USA TODAY
