Some of Wednesday’s top business news stories:
Associated Press
Soy “milk”? Even federal agencies can’t agree on terminology, by Candice Choi
Aussie stocks shine as U.S. holiday subdues global trading, by Kevin Chan
Bloomberg
Goldman: Market may need war or recession to wake up, by Will Davies
Manufacturing pickup signals growth to U.S. economic growth, by Sho Chandra
Fortune
Samsung is investing $18 billion in memory chip production, by Joseph Hincks
British fashion store ASOS is featuring swimsuit models with stretch marks, by Claire Zillman
Reuters
Pfizer receives token payment to exit Brazil venture, sources say, by Tatiana Bautzer and Guillermo Parra-Bernal
Brent crude stabilizes near $50 a barrel, by Ahmad Ghaddar
News about business journalism
BridgeTower acquires three South Carolina newspapers
WSJ’s Asia biz editor to also manage Hong Kong coverage
WSJ names new Asia M&A reporter, new Asia banking reporter
How The Economist has evolved its social media strategy
CNBC.com personal finance writer Anderson is leaving
Wall Street Journal is closing its India Real Time blog
BuzzFeed biz editor Gara to run new opinion section
This date in business journalism
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