Talking Biz News Today – Oct. 21, 2015

Some of Wednesday’s top business news stories:

The Wall Street Journal

Tech startups feel an IPO chill, by Rolfe Winkler, Douglas MacMillan, Telis Demos and Monica Langley 

United Airlines names Brett J. Hart acting CEO, by Doug Cameron and Jason Dean

Quartz

Apple Music has already attracted a third as many paying users as Spotify, by Amy X. Wang

Yum brands will spin off its struggling chain restaurants in China, by Ashley Rodriguez

Bloomberg

Amazon to hire 100,000 temporary employees for holiday ramp-up, by Spencer Soper

Even the cheapest homes are too expensive for millennials, by Prashant Gopal

The Associated Press

Why optimism about the U.S. economy’s strength has dimmed, by Christopher S. Rugaber

Lexus is top brand in Consumer Reports’ reliability survey, by Dee-Ann Durbin 

Reuters

Demand for rental apartments boosts U.S. housing starts, by Lucia Mutikani

Verizon revenue beats as promotions help attract postpaid users, by Devika Krishna Kumar

News about business journalism:

Hemp Business Journal to launch in December

Dayton Business Journal hires new reporter

Farzad’s unorthodox approach to business journalism

Catania named West Coast editor for Reuters

Amazon spars with NY Times over article

This date in business journalism history:

2011: The importance of investigative reporting

2007: WSJ aims to get readers anywhere, any time, any place

Business journalism birthdays:

Oct. 21: Tom Lowry with CNBC

Oct. 21: Reshma Kapadia with Barron’s