Some of Friday’s top business news stories:
Associated Press
Survey: More Americans now have access to bank accounts, by Ken Sweet
Tesla CEO: Criticism of self-driving cars can kill people, by Dee-Ann Durbin and Tom Krisher
Fortune
Why WalMart’s CEO is taking his billion dollar risks, by Geoff Colvin
WalMart is pushing reset button on its online business in China, by Phil Wahba
MarketWatch.com
Microsoft profit destroys projection, stock jumps, by Jeremy C. Owens
Netflix joins list of U.S. companies admitting they can’t conquer China, by Ciara Linnane
Reuters
PayPal shares rally on revenue beat, margin forecast, by Narottam Medhora
First-time buyers boost home sales, jobless claims rise, by Lucia Mutikani
News about business journalism
Bloomberg Media revenue up 9 percent through three quarters
Forbes relaunching Argentine edition with new partner
What’s behind Business Insider’s British success
The date in business journalism
2011: Ex-CNBC anchor Haines inducted into Hall of Fame
2006: Assistant biz editor: We cut stock listings; get over it
Business journalism birthday
Oct. 21: Tom Lowry of CNBC
Oct. 21: Reshma Kapadia of Barron’s
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