Here are some of the top stories in business journalism on Friday:
New York Times headlines:
Pricing problem suspends Nasdaq for three hours, by Nathaniel Popper
Moody’s threatens to cut credit ratings of banks, by Peter Eavis
Bloomberg Businessweek top headlines:
Twitter co-creator Ev Williams stretches the medium, by Brad Stone
Reuters top headlines:
Microsoft CEO Ballmer to retire within 12 months, by Sinead Carew
Germany, Britain lead Europe’s nascent economic recovery, by Alexandra Hudson and Olesya Dmitracova
CNNMoney top headlines:
Fast food wage protests head south, by Emily Jane Fox
Brazil makes $60 billion bid to halt currency slide, by Charles Riley
Forbes top headlines:
Delta Air Lines: Next year, our health care costs will increase by ‘nearly $100 million,’ by Avik Roy
Bloomberg top headlines:
College leaders wary of Obama plan linking college aid to rank, by John Lauerman
CFTC said near releasing plans for regulating high-speed trading, by Silla Brush
This date in business journalism history:
2006: WSJ to cut stock tables
2007: Winston-Salem newspaper cutting standalone business section