Some of Wednesday’s top business news stories:
The Associated Press
PepsiCo boosted by smaller chip bags, non-soda drinks
US trade deficit widens to $48.3 billion in August, by Martin Crutsinger
The Wall Street Journal
UAW threatens strike to Fiat Chrysler, by Christina Rogers and John D. Stoll
For prescription drug makers, price increases drive revenue, by Joseph Walker
Quartz
Demand for Apple’s new iPhone 6s is widening America’s trade deficit, by Melvin Backman
Nike’s COO thinks we could soon 3D print Nike sneakers at home, by Marc Bain
Bloomberg
Twitter unveils new moments feature for tracking big events, by Adam Satariano
VW to delay, cancel non-essential investments due to scandal, by Elisabeth Behrmann, Chris Reiter and Christoph Rauwald
Reuters
Big U.S. firms hold $2.1 trillion overseas to avoid taxes–study, by David Alexander
SABMiller rejects ‘informal’ offer from AB InBev as too low: Bloomberg, by Martinne Geller
News about business journalism:
Born, former WSJ and Barron’s reporter, dies at 95
“Varney & Co.” on Fox Business has highest ratings ever
Bloomberg News hires two reporters for Gadfly
Google invests in Bloomberg competitor Symphony
WSJ battles FT with new application
Gibson named editor of Prairie Business magazine
This date in business journalism history:
2011: Be careful with the “no nonsense” phrase
2013: Mobile data mining and the Twitter IPO
Business journalism birthdays:
Oct. 7: Laura Marcinek with Bloomberg
