Talking Biz News Today — Oct. 28, 2014

Some of Tuesday’s top stories:

The Wall Street Journal

Alibaba eyes payments tie-up with Apple, by Rolfe Winkler and Yun-Hee Kim

Tesla unveils lower-cost lease program, by Mike Ramsey and John D. Stoll

Apple’s surprising growth driver: the Mac, by Daisuke Wakabayashi and Shira Ovide

The New York Times

Serving up fries, for a living wage, by Liz Alderman and Steven Greenhouse

E.C.B. stress tests seen as bolstering confidence in banks, by Peter Eavis

Usage stalls for Twitter, shares drop, by Vindu Goel

Bloomberg

Billionaire spurned by Buffett seeks global Wi-Fi network, by Brendan Coffey

Madison Square Garden explores plan to split into two, by Alex Sherman, Jeffery McCracken and Scott Soshnick

Reuters

T-Mobile posts record subscriber growth but losses bigger than expected, by Marina Lopes

BP posts slump in Russian income but raises dividend, by Dmitry Zhdannikov and Ron Bousso

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Portland Biz Journal adds section to website

McGraw Fellowship in business journalism is available

This date in business journalism history

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Business journalism birthdays

Oct. 28: Gail MarksJarvis of The Chicago Tribune