Some of Friday’s top stories:
The Wall Street Journal
Microsoft bucks trend as sales defy expectations, by Shira Ovide
Amazon’s spending leads to biggest quarterly loss in 14 years, by Greg Bensinger
The New York Times
Profit doubles at G.M., as it strives to move past its litany of recalls, by Bill Vlasic
Tesco Chairman to step down as overstatement of profit grows, by Jenny Anderson
The Associated Press
Procter & Gamble removes the batteries, by The Associated Press
Global stocks rattled by Ebola case in New York, by Youkyung Lee
Reuters
Pfizer’s $11 billion buyback plan deflates AstraZeneca bid hopes, by Ben Hirschler and Bill Berkrot
Bloomberg
Fed’s $4 trillion holdings keep boosting growth beyond end of QE, by Jeff Kearns
Need for speed on Internet emerges as Comcast deal test, by Todd Shields and David McLaughlin
Today in business journalism
Lattman named NYTimes deputy biz editor
CNNMoney launches international page
When Ben Bradlee hired a deputy business editor
Weisenthal: Why covering the markets is fun
Bloomberg’s Matthews on covering economic trends
This date in business journalism history
2008: Is coverage causing volatility?
2010: Improving business coverage
Business journalism birthdays
Oct. 24: Gary Putka of Bloomberg News
Oct. 24: Liz Moyer of The Wall Street Journal
Oct. 25: Richard Morais of Barron’s
Oct. 25: James Gentryof The University of Kansas
Oct. 25: Norm Heikensof The Indianapolis Business Journal
