Talking Biz News Today — Oct. 11, 2019

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