Some of Wednesdays’ top business stories:
Wall Street Journal
Bank of America’s earnings surge on improved credit, by Saabira Chaudhuri
Twitter’s loss widens, by Rolfe Winkler, Jacob Bunge, and Yoree Koh
New York Times
BlackRock’s profit rose 14% in third quarter, by Nathaniel Popper
Bloomberg
Senate leaders resume fiscal talks as House scraps vote, by Richard Rubin, Kathleen Hunter, and Roxana Tiron
Wall Street hires losers turned winners after college athletics, by Scott Soshnick
Reuters
PepsiCo reports higher profit despite economic pressures, by Atossa Araxia Abrahamian
Advance Auto seeks top spot in US auto parts with $2 billion buy, by Sakthi Prasad, Neha Dimri, and Sagarika Jaisinghani
Bloomberg BusinessWeek
Apple’s secret retail weapon is already in your pocket, by Sam Grobart
Today in business journalism
Sports biz reporter Dosh leaves ESPN
NY Post biz copy editor Walsh has died
Apple turns to fashion world for retail executive
Legendary insurance journalist Belth is retiring
Michelle Quinn returning to San Jose Mercury News as tech columnist
When journalists become their own brands
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