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Talking Biz News Today — Oct. 1, 2014

October 1, 2014

Posted by Meg Garner

Some of Wednesday’s top stories

The New York Times

Detailing financial links of doctors and drug makers, by Katie Thomas, Agustin Armendariz and Sarah Cohen

Walgreen reports loss of $239 million for quarter, by The Associated Press

The Wall Street Journal

Adidas launches $1.9 billion multiyear shareholder return program, by Monica Houston-Waesch

More cable companies take TV off menu, by Shalini Ramachandran

Amazon.com, Disney back at peace, by Ben Fritz and Greg Bensinger

Bloomberg

U.S. stock-index futures little changed before jobs data, by Sofia Horta e Costa

Reuters

JPMorgan to face U.S. class action in $10 billion MBS case, by Jonathan Stempel

Forbes

Rosetta Stone under attack: as upstarts challenge, it changes target markets, by Ava Seave

Business Insider

Here’s The Best Explanation We’ve Seen Yet For Why Oil Crashed, by Joe Weisenthal

Today in business journalism

Company complains reporter only uses 5 percent of its responses

News Corp. CEO Thomson received $12.5 million in compensation

Why’s it’s important to reinvent yourself in business journalism

TheStreet.com seeks retraction from Washington Post

Judge dismisses subscription lawsuit against WSJ, Barron’s parent

This day in business journalism history

2009: Common excuses from a biz reporter who misses a story

2013: How the financial media will spur the next financial crisis

Business journalism birthdays

Oct. 1: Stephanie Strom of The New York Times

Oct. 1: Cory Schouten of the Indianapolis Business Journal

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