Some of Friday’s top business news stories:
Associated Press
Solid hiring expected in last U.S. jobs report before election, by Christopher Rugaber
Automated cars could threaten jobs of professional drivers, by Paul Wiseman and Joe Mandak
Fortune
CBS Chairman Les Moonves has a lot to gloat about, by Matthew Ingram
NetApp plans yet another round of layoffs, by Jonathan Vanian
MarketWatch.com
Oil prices in holding pattern as production deal languishes, by Victor Reklaitis
Currency markets get Brexit wrong again, by Matthew Lynn
Reuters
Takata mulls bankruptcy for U.S. unit, filing will take time, by David Shepardson and Naomi Tajitsu
U.S. mutual funds get taste of activist life, by David Flaherty
News about business journalism
A longtime business journalist says goodbye
Reuters correspondent Gould dies at 54
Washington Post Live hires Bloomberg TV’s Reap
WaPo Fed reporter Mui to now cover economic policy
Wired starts $4,000/year membership program
The date in business journalism
2011: Business Insider continues to grow
2006: How politics influences economics coverage
Business journalism birthday
Nov. 4: Melissa Lee of CNBC