Talking Biz News Today – Oct. 28, 2015

Some of Wednesday’s top business news stories:

The Wall Street Journal

Walgreens agrees to buy Rite Aid for $9.4 billion, by Dana Mattioli, Michael Siconolfi and Dana Cimilluca

Apple earnings lifted by iPhone sales in China, by Daisuke Wakabayashi

Bloomberg

Twitter sales forecast misses estimates as Dorsey begins revamp, by Sarah Frier

Northrop tops Boeing-Lockheed for $80 billion U.S. bomber, by Julie Johnsson and Anthony Capaccio 

The Associated Press

U.S. home values and rents defying global slowdown, by Josh Boak and Christopher S. Rugaber

Why central banks are accepting the risks of super-low rates, by Paul Wiseman

Quartz

Twitter added only 4 million new users last quarter, by Alice Truong

On Black Friday, shoppers at REI will be turned away and told to go outside instead, by Amy X. Wang

Reuters

Weak U.S. business spending plans point to slower economic growth, by Lucia Mutikani 

Alibaba gets more bang for its buck as revenue growth tops forecasts, by Supantha Mukherjee Paul Carsten and John Ruwitch 

News about business journalism:

MiBiz names Boomgaard its editor

Albuquerque Biz First hires reporter to cover startups

Critchlow joins Reuters Breakingviews in London

“Marketplace,” Tech Insider joining forces on “Codebreaker” podcast

Reuters starts sending web traffic data to editorial staff

Yahoo Finance hires two new staffers

This date in business journalism history:

2014: The intersection of political and business reporting gains prominence

2012: Covering the billionaire beat

Business journalism birthdays:

Oct. 28: Gail MarksJarvis