Categories: Media Moves

Talking Biz News Today — Sept. 26, 2014

Some of Friday’s top stories

The New York Times

After a G.M. recall, a fiery crash and a payout, by Hilary Stout

Yahoo faces moment of decision, again, by Michael de la Merced and David Gelles

The Wall Street Journal

Chiquita, Fyffes reach revised merger agreement, by Peter Evans and Ian Walker

Norsk Hydro CEO declines Yara top job amid merger plans, by Kjetil Malkenes Hovland

Intel invests $1.5 billion for stake in Chinese chip maker, by Eva Dou and Wayne Ma

Reuters

Apple plays defense on iPhone 6 bending, software concerns, by Arathy Nair and Sam Adams

BlackBerry reports smaller-than-expected loss; shares rise, by Euan Rocha

Bloomberg

Alibaba bears emerge to short 8.9 million shares, by Boris Korby

VIX resisting panic as S&P 500 rout erases $320 billion, by Callie Bost and Joseph Ciolli

Forbes

Derek Jeter: By the $ numbers, by Kurt Badenhausen

Business Insider

Micahel Lewis: The ‘Ray Rice Video’ of Wall Street has arrived, by Dina Spector

Today in business journalism

How business journalism has changed in the past 30 years

Fine-tuning the ACBJ redesigns

WGN to start business news show in Chicago

Two biz journalists appointed to SABEW board

Thomson Reuters turns up heat in chat wars

This date in business journalism history

2006: Business mags try new platforms

2012: Crain’s New York launching Insider blog

Business journalism birthdays

Sept. 26: Elliot Blair Smith formerly of Bloomberg

Sept. 26: Julie Schmit of USA Today

Sept. 26: Hampton Pearson of CNBC

Sept. 27: Bruce Upbin of Forbes

Sept. 27: Steven Overly of The Washington Post

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