Some of Friday’s top business news stories:
The Wall Street Journal
Fed leaves interest rates unchanged, by Jon Hilsenrath
AB InBev approach brews challenge for SABMiller’s CEO Alan Clark, by Saabira Chaudhuri
Fortune
Construction worker pay soars as homebuilders hunt for labor, by Claire Zillman
Janet Yellen: The Fed chair who cried wolf?, by Chris Matthews
Bloomberg
Apple wins ruling to force Samsung to change products, by Susan Decker
The biggest thing keeping young homebuyers out of the market isn’t student debt, by Patrick Clark
Quartz
Pinterest, which just hit 100 million users, is growing much faster than expected, by Alice Truong
Amazon is now selling cheap tablets by the six-pack, by Alice Truong
Reuters
U.S. jobless claims at eight-week low; housing starts take breather, by Lucia Mutikani
GM to pay $900 million to end U.S. criminal ignition switch probe, by Nate Raymond and Jonathan Stempel
News about business journalism:
Atlanta Biz Chronicle publisher Baker leaving after 30 years
Axel Springer seeking controlling Business Insider stake
This date in business journalism history:
2013: Justin Smith’s mission at Bloomberg
2010: The barrier for business journalism
Business journalism birthdays:
Sept. 18: Adam Shapiro with Fox Business Network
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