Talking Biz News Today – Sept. 25, 2015

Some of Friday’s top business news stories:

The Wall Street Journal

McDonald’s taps Chris Kempczinski as head of strategy, by Julie Jargon 

Facebook’s free Internet access program in developing countries provokes backlash, by Newley Purnell and Resty Woro Yuniar 

Business Insider 

Coca-Cola to sell nine U.S. bottling plants, set up new supply system, by Anjali Athavaley

VW’s ousted CEO could walk away with $69 million, by Benjamin Zhang

Bloomberg

Caterpillar ‘bites the bullet’ as crude collapse spurs cutbacks, by Sonja Elmquist

Yellen’s ‘uncertainties’ could imperil Fed’s 2015 liftoff, by Jeanna Smialek 

Reuters

U.S. business spending slips, new home sales rise in August, by Jason Lange 

Lockheed says U.S. approves its $9 billion takeover of Sikorsky, by Andrea Shalal 

Quartz

Grexit, the unfortunately named software startup, is changing its name, by Shelly Banjo

Wells Fargo is getting sued for mortgage discrimination–again, by Melvin Backman

News about business journalism:

Three executives leaving in Consumer Reports reorganization

Why the Economist’s Espresso doesn’t have story links

Paskin to run Bloomberg’s sports business desk

Georgia paper names new business editor

Quartz celebrates third birthday

This date in business journalism history:

2012: Quartz is a technological and structural innovator

2009: WSJ charging for content is a “no brainer”

Business journalism birthdays:

Sept. 25: Josh Tyrangiel with Bloomberg

Sept. 25: Chris Palmeri with Bloomberg