Friday’s top business stories:
Wall Street Journal
UPS reports higher revenue on increased shipments, by Ben Fox Rubin
Procter and Gamble’s profit rises on higher sales, by Nathalie Tadena
New York Times
Twitter sets I.P.O. price at $17 to $20 a share, by Michael J. de la Merced and Vindu Goel
F.D.A. urging a tighter rein on painkillers, by Barry Meier
Bloomberg
Illinois biggest atomic dump as U.S. fails to pick site, by Brian Wingfield
Forbes
FBI says it’s seized $28.5 million in Bitcoins from Ross Ulbricht, alleged owner of Silk Road, by Andy Greenberg
Fortune
Instagram’s emerging black market, by Ryan Bradley
American workers are way behind: Blame U.S. employers, by Elizabeth G. Olson
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