Some of Wednesday’s top business news stories:
The Wall Street Journal
EMC takeover marks return of Michael Dell, by Don Clark, Dana Cimilluca and Robert McMillan
Drivers ride high on trucking boom, by Robbie Whelan and Brian Baskin
Bloomberg
JPMorgan revenue falls on trading, profit misses estimates, by Hugh Son
Condé Nast buys Pitchfork Media to expand digital properties, by Lily Katz
The New York Times
Nashville’s skyline being rebuilt by building boom, by Keith Schneider
Twitter to cut more than 300 jobs, by Vindu Goel
Reuters
AB InBev, SABMiller brew up $100 billion deal, by Philip Blenkinsop and Martinne Geller
GE to sell $30 billion specialty finance business to Wells Fargo, by Lewis Krauskopf and Ankit Ajmera
Quartz
Americans are increasingly dependent on just two crops, and it’s putting us all at risk, by Deena Shanker
Condé Nast buys Pitchfork for its droves of “millennial male” readers, by Hanna Kozlowska
News about business journalism:
Houston Business Journal hires new publisher
South Florida Biz Journal hires reporter for startups/angel investing
Female tech journalists and the abuse they receive
Bloomberg TV Canada to launch November
This date in business journalism history:
2011: How business journalists can use–and should use–social media
2007: Remembering real estate columnist Bob Bruss
Business journalism birthdays:
Oct. 14: Danielle Sacks with Inc. Magazine
Oct. 14: Karin Caifa with CNN
