Talking Biz News Today – Sept. 22, 2015

Some of Tuesday’s top business news stories:

The New York Times

Trading meat for tires as bartering economy grows in Greece, by Liz Alderman

Volkswagen denied deception to E.P.A. for nearly a year, by Jack Ewing

Quartz

Apple’s electric car project has been upgraded from experiment to happening, by Alice Truong

The US egg industry is losing its fight to keep chickens in cages, by Deena Shanker

Bloomberg

Fed’s Lockhart favors interest-rate liftoff later this year, by Steve Matthews 

Oil speculators most bullish on U.S. crude price in two months, by Dan Murtaugh

Reuters

U.S. existing home sales fall more than expected, by Jason Lange 

Time Warner Cable shareholders approve deal with Charter, by Anya George Tharakan

The Street

Amazon wins first ever Emmy for comedy series ‘Transparent,’ by U-Jin Lee

After 100 days, Twitter is still taking its sweet time naming a new CEO, by Rex Crum

News about business journalism:

O’Donnell names Dallas Morning News biz editor

Mortgage bond reporter Shenn leaves Bloomberg

Lee named ME of Crain’s Detroit Business

Johnson named editor of CFO journal

Wired’s Apple News experiment

“Bloomberg Go” to launch next month

ICFJ offering online class on entrepreneurial and financial reporting

This date in business journalism history:

2014: Financial journalism should be interesting, but not always actionable

2009: The Clinton investment portfolio

Business journalism birthdays:

Sept. 22: Neil Cavuto with Fox Business

Sept. 22: Caroline Schaberg with Bloomberg

Sept. 22: Pat Regnier with Money