Some of Thursday’s top business news stories:
Many college grads feel their grip on middle class loosening, by Josh Boak and Emily Swanson
Stocks sink after Fed appears to dash hopes of a rate cut, by Alex Veiga
Qualcomm drops after sales forecast signals weak demand in China, by Ian King
Zynga wants to know if fans will pay to play its games, by Christopher Palmeri
Here’s what analysts said about Apple’s latest earnings, by Don Reisinger
Disney promotes Alan Bergman to studio co-chairman, by Anousha Sakoui
Apple buybacks weigh on drive to $1 trillion value, by Akanksha Rana
U.S. factory activity at two-and-a-half year low, pointing to slowing economy, by Lucia Mutikani
News about business journalism
LA Times hires Bercovici as deputy tech editor
Medium hires Fast Company’s Smalera to edit new biz magazine
Thinknum hires Marino as finance editor
WSJ names Linebaugh, Knutson co-hosts of new podcast
Biz publications to hold annual conference next month
E&E News hires Richards to cover energy
Bloomberg Law’s Elfin joins Industry Dive as senior editor
Fast Company hires Herbst as staff editor
Lieber leaving Vox for Business of Fashion
This date in business journalism
2014: AP business editor Shinkle quits for Delta PR job
2009: The financial press and the public
Business journalism birthday
May 2: Carleton English of the New York Post
May 2: Matt Murray of The Wall Street Journal
May 2: Bart Schaneman of Marijuana Business Daily