Some of Wednesday’s top business news stories:
U.S. home sales fell 0.4% in April amid limited supply, by Josh Boak
Department store woes reflected in latest batch of results, by Anne D’Innocenzio
A blood test can predict dementia. Trouble is, there’s no cure, by Kanoko Matsuyama
Blue states warned of a SALT apocalypse. It hasn’t happened, by Martin Z. Braun
AT&T has become a new kind of media giant, by Geoff Colvin
Business bets on a quantum leap, by Robert Hackett
China ready for further U.S. trade talks, ambassador says, by David Lawder and Makini Brice
Airbus prepares counter-punch to new Boeing mid-sized jet, by Tim Hepher
News about business journalism
Al Jazeera is launching a business news site
Louisville Biz First and CBS station form partnership
Ladders adds to editorial staff, continues expansion
Business Insider hires head of special projects, deputy editor of strategy
The anti-aesthetics of Bloomberg Businessweek
Readers spend nearly 5 minutes on the FT’s How to Spend it
This date in business journalism
2014: How the biz media started B-school rankings
2009: Business Insider gets venture funding
Business journalism birthday
May 22: Jon Swartz of Barron’s
May 22: Luke Bollinger of Triad Business Journal
