Some of Wednesday’s top stories:
The Wall Street Journal
New oil shipment shows cracks in U.S. export ban, by Christian Berthelsen and Lynn Cook
Investors pulled record amount from Pimco’s flagship fund in October, by Kirsten Grind
The New York Times
G.M. offers $25 cards to owners who get ignition switches fixed, by Rebecca R. Ruiz
Turner hires Kevin Reilly, ex-Fox executive, to run TNT and TBS, by Bill Carter
You’re fired! And we really mean it!, by Rachel Feintzeig
The Washington Post
What a Republican-led Congress means for business, by J.D. Harrison
Bloomberg News
Bayern ropes in Germany Inc. to chase Manchester United, by Alex Webb
The Hong Kong murders: A kiss on the cheek and she was gone, by Frederik Balfour, Fitri Wulandari and Cathy Chan
Business Insider
Here’s what stocks did the last time the GOP took Congress with a sitting Democratic President, by Sam Ro
Today in business journalism
SABEW picks 15 journalists for health care symposium
StockTwits co-founder: CNBC’s Hoffman should be fired
TheStreet CEO: We pay for journalists to become certified in Google Analytics
Hicks, former NYTimes biz reporter, dies at 58
Business Insider launches in England
This date in business journalism history
2008: Remaking Bloomberg News to provide more than business news
2011: A lot to like about new tech site The Verge
Business journalism birthdays
Nov. 5: Ida Tarbell formerly of McClure’s magazine
Nov. 5: Lora Western of The Wall Street Journal
Nov. 5: John Harwood of CNBC
