Some of Wednesday’s top business stories:
Wall Street Journal
Amazon raises free-shipping minimum to $35; eBay to expand same-day delivery, by Greg Bensinger
Caterpillar earnings: Outlook lowered amid weak demand for mining equipment, by Nathalie Tadena
New York Times
2 Commercial property giants to combine in $11.2 billion deal, by David Gelles
Boeing profit exceeds estimates, by Christopher Drew
Bloomberg
U.S. home prices rose 8.5% in year through August, by Prashant Gopal
Reuters
U.S. SEC releases long-awaited ‘crowdfunding’ rule, by Sarah N. Lynch
Nissan recalls more than 180,000 SUVs globally for brake issue, by Ben Klayman
Forbes
A tale of two bubbles– housing and college, by George Leef
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