Some of Thursday’s top business news stories:
Europe’s inflation held steady in August as European Central Bank keeps an open mind on rates, by David McHugh
Japan’s Sogo & Seibu department stores are being sold to a US fund as 900 workers go on strike, by Yuri Kageyama
American Airlines flight attendants vote to authorize a strike, by Gregory Wallace
Gannett to pause AI experiment after botched high school sports articles, by Clare Duffy
Salesforce Earnings Show Rising Profit Margins Amid Cost Cuts, by Tom Dotan
Expensive Drugs Targeted for First U.S. Price Negotiations, by Jared S. Hopkins and Stephanie Armour
The salary a single person needs to get by in every U.S. state, by Mike Winters
Walmart ramps up efforts to grow third-party marketplace with Las Vegas event, new perks, by Melissa Repko
Visa, Mastercard plan to hike credit-card fees – WSJ
After Credit Suisse takeover, UBS begins cost drive by axing 3,000 Swiss jobs, by Noele Illien and Oliver Hirt
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Hollywood Reporter names Roshan its co-EIC
Parents of jailed WSJ reporter Gershkovich visit newsroom
Tampa Bay Biz Journal hires Pastis to cover tech
Cincy Biz Courier digital editor Erpenbeck is departing
Morning Brew hires Epstein as newsletter editor
Bon Appétit’s new EIC, NY Times bolsters Cooking team, troubles at Texas Tribune
TV anchor Ruhle’s relationship with company executive questioned
Former CoinDesk editorial staffer Michael McSweeney writes about the recent happenings at the cryptocurrency news site, where…
Manas Pratap Singh, finance editor for LinkedIn News Europe, has left for a new opportunity…
Washington Post executive editor Matt Murray sent out the following on Friday: Dear All, Over the last…
The Financial Times has hired Barbara Moens to cover competition and tech in Brussels. She will start…
CNBC.com deputy technology editor Todd Haselton is leaving the news organization for a job at The Verge.…
Note from CNBC Business News senior vice president Dan Colarusso: After more than 27 years…