Some of Tuesday’s top business news stories:
Associated Press
Weinstein Co., overwhelmed by backlash, may be up for sale, by Damian J. Troise
Netflix sinking deeper into debt to fuel subscriber growth, by Michael Liedtke
Bloomberg
The money-losing volatility trade that hedge funds can’t resist, by Klaus Wille and Simone Foxman
Gulf of Mexico oil spill may be largest since BP disaster, by Nico Grant
Fortune
Here are the toys that Amazon predicts will be hot this year, by Chris Morris
Nordstrom shelves plans to go private until after the holidays, by Phil Wahba
Reuters
Wall Street inches up with financials; earnings in focus, by Caroline Valetkevitch
Major Sears investor Berkowitz departs board; shares plunge, by Tom Hals
News about business journalism
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“Marketplace” hires executive editor, executive director for “On Demand”
Ingram hired by Columbia Journalism Review
“Swamp Notes” is the new FT newsletter
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The FT’s “beauty contest” to find the next editor
Carlson named global editor in chief of Business Insider
This date in business journalism
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