Talking Biz News Today – Sept. 2, 2015

Some of Wednesday’s top business news stories:

The Wall Street Journal

U.S. auto sales pace accelerates, by Jeff Bennett and Chelsey Dulaney 

Alibaba teams up with China’s answer to Pixar, by Juro Osawa

Fortune

How my high school journalism teacher taught me to run a billion dollar company, by Spencer Rascoff

Why IBM dominates the U.S. Open, by Benjamin Snyder

Bloomberg

Google revamps logo to reflect increasing shift to mobile, by Brian Womack

Marissa Mayer rewrites rules for CEO parenting, again, by Laura Colby, Carol Hymowitz and Jeff Green

Reuters

Hit by cheap oil, Canada’s economy falls into recession, by Leah Schnurr

U.S. manufacturing slowdown adds wrinkle to economic outlook, by Lucia Mutikani

The Street

Pumpkin is the new black – Season’s hot flavor is everywhere you look, by Brain Sozzi 

Will eBay manage to take advantage of the potential in India?, by Rebecca Borison

News about business journalism:

News Corp. CEO Thomson received $10.3 million compensation

Bloomberg layoffs total 55, hit DC and sports desk hardest

Coleman named executive editor of CBS MoneyWatch

Business Insider France to launch in 2016

The pros and cons of tech product reviews

This date in business journalism history:

2013: Economist celebrates 170 years, explains why it’s a “newspaper”

2007: Bloomberg TV to clean up its on-air screen

Business journalism birthdays:

Sept. 2: Joe Weisenthal with Bloomberg News