Some of Friday’s top stories:
The New York Times
Off the record in a chat app? Don’t be sure, by Jenna Wortham
At odds, Omnicom and Publicis end merger, by David Gelles
The Wall Street Journal
Apple in talks to buy Beats Electronics for $3.2 billion, by Ethan Smith, Daisuke Wakabayashi and Hannah Karp
Where does it hurt? Log on. The doctor is in, by Melinda Beck
Reuters
U.S. Postal Service loss swells to $1.9 billion in second quarter, by Elvina Nawaguna
Bloomberg
Young bankers fed up with 90-hour weeks move to startups, by Dawn Kopecki
Worker fatalities surge in North Dakota oil boom: study, by Jim Efstathiou Jr.
Quartz
Small Midwest colleges are facing a demographic death spiral, by Max Nisen
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Denver Business Journal names new publisher
Omnicom calls off merger with Publicis
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