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Talking Biz News Today — March 20, 2015

March 20, 2015

Posted by Meg Garner

Some of Friday’s top business news  stories

The New York Times

Elon Musk says self driving Telsa cars will be in the US by summer, by Aaron M. Kessler

Biogen reports Alzheimer’s drug trial shows cognitive decline sharply slowed, by Andrew Pollack

The Wall Street Journal

Inside the U.S. antitrust probe of Google, by Brody Mullins, Rolfe Winkler and Brent Kendall

Holcim, Lafarge agree on new merger terms, by Inti Landauro

The Associated Press

Simon Property boosts its bid for Macerich to $16.8B, by Joseph Pisani

Lufthansa strikes enter third day; many flights canceled, by David Rising

Fox Business

Wall Street looks to rebound after oil-driven losses, by Dow Jones Newswires

Burger King to introduce grilled beef scented fragrance for ‘whopper’ burger lovers in Japan, by The Associated Press

News about business journalism

WSJ’s Baker remembers David Bird

FT makes editorial changes in Europe

Examining the Quartz Africa strategy

When an FOI request results in more than you expected

Body in New Jersey confirmed as that of WSJ reporter

This date in business journalism history

2009: TheStreet.com lays off 18

2011: A biz reporter as entrepreneur

Business journalism birthdays

March 20: David Weidner of The Wall Street Journal

March 21: Michael Davidson of Xconomy

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