Talking Biz News Today — October 31, 2019

Some of Thursday’s top business news stories:

Associated Press

Fiat Chrysler, PSA Peugeot boards approve merger, by Colleen Barry, Tom Kirsher, Angela Charlton

Twitter pulls back on political ads, but pitfalls await, by Rachel Lerman, Barbara Ortutay

CNN

IPhone sales are in a major slump. AirPods and iPad are helping Apple grow, by David Goldman

Worried about a recession? America’s consumers say they aren’t, by Gad Levanon, Lynn Franco

CNBC

Starbucks’ stock jumps on strong US and China sales growth, by Amelia Lucas

Former Juul executive sues over retaliation, claims company knowingly sold tainted nicotine pods, by Angelica LaVito

Axios

The future of work is already here, by Erica Pandey

Ford and UAW reach fast deal with no strike, by Joann Muller

Reuters

U.S. Fed cuts interest rates, signals it is on hold, by Howard Schneider, Lindsay Dunsmuir

Boeing says up to 50 planes grounded globally over cracks: AFP, by Subrat Patnaik

News about business journalism

Dow Jones offers ratification bonus to union

Delaney remembers how Lauren Brown pushed him

WSJ’s Zuckerman on the Quant Revolution

Staley promoted to lifestyle and culture editor at Quartz

CNBC “Squawk Box” has a brand-new look

Wyloge to join The Gazette

Weldon to join The Economist to cover British economy

What Lauren Brown of Quartz taught Mitra Kalita

The value of business trade publications