Some of Friday’s top business news stories:
Associated Press
California businesses face reality of electrical outages, by Anne DÍnnocenzio, Terrence Chea
US consumer prices unchanged in September, by Martin Crutsinger
CNN
Airlines have a climate problem. Now one company is promising carbon-neutral flying by 2050, by Charles Riley
Dyson abandons plans to build electric cars, by Charles Riley
The Wall Street Journal
Live Stream of Germany Shooting Turns Spotlight to Amazon’s Twitch, by Sebastian Herrera, Sarah E. Needleman
GM Urges UAW to Speed Up Talks As Strike Grinds Through Fourth Week, by Nora Noughton
CNBC
A carbon tax is ‘single most powerful’ way to combat climate change, IMF says, by Emma Newburger
More than two dozen now dead from vaping lung illness as outbreak spreads, CDC says, by Berkeley Lovelace Jr.
Reuters
Hyundai, Kia earmark $760 million to settle U.S. lawsuits over engine fires, by Hyunjoo Jin
Port of Los Angeles September imports fall as trade war roils shipping, by Lisa Baertlein
News about business journalism
Washington Biz Journal names ME, AME and digital editor
Forbes hires WSJ reporter Minaya
The Post and Courier’s P.J. Browning named publisher of the year
Editors given new roles in light of Google-funded project
American City Biz Journals’ Hunt talks about stability of business news
Texas Observer hires new executive editor
Google funding to news organizations may be influenced by pressure
Quartz unveils new website, new app
Quartz removed from App Store in China, site blocked in China
