Here is what business journalists are focusing on Friday as their top stories:
Wall Street Journal top headlines:
Disney takes new stab at video games, by Ben Fritz
Sony grabs lead in race for Internet pay TV, by Amol Sharma and Shalini Ramachandran
Financial Times top headlines:
UBS poised to buy toxic asset fund, by James Shotter
SEC bars Conrad Black from directorships, by Henry Mance
Bloomberg News top headlines:
U.S. stocks fluctuate as investors weigh housing data, by Alex Barinka and Alexis Xydias
American Airlines-US Air block sends ripples through deals market, by Chelsey Dulaney and Beth Williams
Reuters top headlines:
Icahn seeks to fast track his Dell lawsuit, by Dave Warner
U.S. housing starts rise in July but miss forecasts, by Lucia Mutikani
CNNMoney top headlines:
Shrimp shortage leads to record high prices, by Annalyn Kurtz
Facebook testing one-click checkout for mobile shopping, by Julianne Pepitone
New York Times top headlines:
Easy credit dries up, choking growth in China, by Keith Bradsher
Vermont sisters with roots in news embrace small-town newspapers, by Christine Haughney
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