Talking Biz News Today – Oct. 14, 2015

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

Lang leaving CBC News

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