Some of Thursday’s top business news stories:
Associated Press
Record highs for major U.S. stock indexes; Dow passes 23,000, by Alex Veiga
FDA OKs second gene therapy for blood cancer, first for adults, by Linda A. Johnson
Bloomberg
JPMorgan executive named to run SEC trading and markets unit, by Benjamin Bain and Annie Massa
Smartphones are killing Americans, but no one’s counting, by Kyle Stock, Lance Lambert and David Ingold
Fortune
This CEO is leading a new wave of female entrepreneurs, by Susie Gharib
Get an up close look at Apple’s Project Titan self-driving car, by Kirsten Korosec
Reuters
United Airlines profit falls, sees margin decline this quarter, by Alana Wise
EBay’s profit forecast disappoints, shares fall, by Aishwarya Venugopal and Jeffrey Dastin
News about business journalism
Testy Biz Copy Editor: Baby steps for the puzzled investor
TheStreet stock price is back above $1
Washington Post names Bhattarai its retail reporter
The Economist starts new TV ad campaign in the U.S.
What can’t be captured by a computer writing earnings stories
The success of Fox Business — can it last?
This date in business journalism
2012: Reuters plans new products in 2013
2007: News Corp. to spend $200 million on Fox Business Network
Business journalism birthdays
Oct. 19: Mary Catherine Wellons of CNBC
Oct. 19: Conor Dougherty of the New York Times
