Some of Tuesday’s top business news stories:
Associated Press
Google also gets fooled by fake election news, by Michael Liedtke
Billionaires put pop in advocates’ push for soda taxes, by Candice Choi
Fortune
Oreo just released its first-ever candy bars, by Madeline Farber
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway is cashing out of Wal-Mart, by Jen Wieczner
MarketWatch.com
SEC chief Mary Jo White announces plans to leave, by Francine McKenna
Financial services industry is at risk to get even whiter, by Rachel Koning Beals
Reuters
Reynolds American rejects BAT’s $47 billion takeover offer, by Lauren Hirsch
Fiat Chrysler, Cummins reject diesel cheating suit, by David Shepardson
News about business journalism
NY Times hires Drucker from Bloomberg News
Layoffs at Crain’s Chicago hit three editors
ACBJ to close Upstart Business Journal
“Squawk Box” set moving to Nasdaq
WSJ’s Baker wants a print edition that can be sustainable
WSJ’s Baker tells reader about new format
Yahoo Finance hires executive producer from Fox Business
The date in business journalism
2011: Atlanta biz reporter leaves for PR firm
2006: WSJ to unveil slimmer version next month
Business journalism birthday
Nov. 15: Sue Herera of CNBC
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Wall Street Journal editor in chief Emma Tucker sent out the following on Friday: Dear…
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