Categories: Media Moves

Talking Biz News Today – Nov. 19, 2015

Some of Thursday’s top business news stories:

The Wall Street Journal

Workers at two major Ford factories reject labor pact, by Christina Rogers

Wells Fargo picks the next in line, by Emily Glazer and Maria Armental

Bloomberg

Oil trades near two-month low after U.S. crude supplies increase, by Mark Shenk

Silicon Valley’s hottest startups get a taste of going public without the IPO, by Sarah Frier and Dina Bass

The Associated Press

Oct. home construction slumps on fewer apartment buildings, by Josh Boak

Target profit climbs as customer traffic increases

Reuters

Fed pushed toward December hike last month, despite long-term concerns, by Howard Schneider and Jason Lange

Target’s online sales growth slows; margins pressured, by Nandita Bose

Quartz

Lowe’s is cashing in on a very solid U.S. housing market and unseasonably warm weather, by Melvin Backman

Lego has invented a slipper to prevent injury-by-Lego, by Amy X. Wang

News about business journalism:

Adweek seeks ad/branding editor

Hollywood Reporter names Bel Bruno as news director

WaPo shuffles biz desk editors, names white collar crime reporter

Puget Sound Business Journal reporter heads to Alaska

Contest seeks entries surrounding investigative reporting around bribery

“Rise of the Robots” wins Business Book of the Year

This date in business journalism history:

2008: Financial journalism needs to reassess its role

2007: Homebuilders blame business media for its woes

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