Some of Friday’s top business news stories:
Associated Press
Stocks plunge again; Dow’s two-day loss reaches 1,300 points, by Marley Jay
Can earnings season come to the rescue for stocks? by Stan Choe
Bloomberg
Americans keep getting smarter about sugar, by Justin Fox
U.S. Treasury staff finds that China isn’t manipulating yuan, by Saleha Mohsin and Jenny Leonard
Fortune
The stock market cleaned out billionaires over the past week, by Brittany Shoot and Glenn Fleishman
Richard Branson suspends talks on Saudi Arabian space investments, by Glenn Fleishman
Reuters
Trump calls “loco” Federal Reserve “too aggressive,” by Howard Schneider and Jeff Mason
U.S. Justice official said lawyer vowed “personal attacks” over AT&T deal, by David Shepardson
News about business journalism
Sorkin, Economist editor Beddoes back out of Saudi conference
Recode’s Swisher writes about her good — and bad — bosses
WSJ hires Bass as senior editor for Review section
Washington Post hires corporate accountability editor
AP reporter Horwitz wins Welles Award
Morning Consult hires Williams to write finance newsletter
How Innovation Leader digs into coverage of innovation
This date in business journalism
2013: Fake news release makes it onto Dow Jones
2008: Can Greenspan’s wife be objective in covering the economy?
Business journalism birthday
Oct. 12: Liam Pleven of The Wall Street Journal
Oct. 12: John McCorry of Bloomberg News
