Some of Thursday’s top stores
The New York Times
Under new leadership, BlackBerry unveils the Passport, its newest smartphone, by Ian Austen
Comcast lashes out at rivals opposed to merger plan, by Emily Steel
The Wall Street Journal
GlaxoSmithKline names RBS’s Philip Hampton as chairman, by Max Colchester and Hester Plumridge
Tory Burch hires Ralph Lauren veteran as co-CEO, by Shelly Banjo
The Washington Post
FAA said to be planning to let filmmakers operate drones in populated areas, by Craig Whitlock
Reuters
Rosneft may back out of Morgan Stanley oil unit deal: sources, by Dmitry Zhdannikov
Dollar marches to four-year high; euro, oil wilt, by Marc Jones
Business Insider
Suddenly, Apple just looks accident prone, by Jim Edwards
The Associated Press
Pilots, Air France negotiating way to end strike, by The Associated Press
Lufthansa pilots’ union threatens new strikes, by The Associated Press
Today in business journalism
Thomson Reuters turns up heat in chat wars
Forbes terminates online contributor
FT names finalists for business book of the year
Vella, Time’s business editor, promoted to AME
Ingrassia, former NYT biz editor, plans to retire
This date in business journalism history
2007: Forbes aims new magazine at women
2013: The Deal launches new iPhone app
Business journalism birthdays
Sept. 25: Josh Tyrangiel of Bloomberg Businessweek
Sept. 25: Chris Palmeri of Bloomberg News
Sept. 25: Amir Efrati of The Information
