Some of Friday’s top business news stories:
The Wall Street Journal
Agricultural giants look to join forces, by Jacob Bunge, Shayndi Raice and Eyk Henning
Activist investor Bill Ackman plays defense, by Monica Langley
Quartz
Time Warner’s plan for winning back cord cutters? Fewer commercials, by Ashley Rodriguez
Facebook just became a $300 billion company. Here’s what that means, by Matt Phillips
Bloomberg
Fed’s Lockhart says rate liftoff ‘will soon be appropriate,’ by Steve Matthews and Catherine Bosley
Boeing dumped from NASA’s $3.5 billion cargo-flight contest, by Julie Johnsson and Rick Clough
The Associated Press
U.S. housing recovery divided on age, race and place, by Josh Boak
Expedia buys vacation rental company in expansion move
Reuters
U.S. jobless claims rise; third-quarter productivity posts surprise gain, by Lucia Mutikani
Valeant CEO feels heat as shares tumble to 2-1/2 year lows, by Caroline Humer
News about business journalism:
Forbes could be for sale again
Newman, ex-Bloomberg employee, dies
TheStreet CEO: We’re undervalued compared to competitors
Teller, former Philly Inquirer deputy biz editor, dies at 99
FT reporter: Biz reporting is “people making mistakes and errors and strokes of genius”
TheStreet reports third-quarter profit
Why Bloomberg launched an Asian website
This date in business journalism history:
2010: Seven classic bad calls in business journalism
2007: The best subprime mortgage coverage
Business journalism birthdays:
Nov. 6: Arik Hesseldahl with Re/code
Nov. 6: Rick Rothacker with The Charlotte Observer
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