Some of Friday’s top business news stories:
Quartz
Uniqlo says it will test out a four-day work week, by Shelly Banjo
There’s still hope for Microsoft’s Windows phones, by Alice Truong
The Wall Street Journal
Twitter opens up its mobile ad network, introduces video, by Jack Marshall
In Europe, bank annual reports are three times longer, by Emily Chasan
The New York Times
Universal avoided superheroes, but still conquers box office, by James B. Stewart
Greece makes payment to European Central Bank, avoiding default, by Jack Ewing
Reuters
HP revenue falls on weak PC sales, lower demand for services, by Abhirup Roy
Home sales near eight-and-a-half-year high, brighten economic outlook, by Lucia Mutikani
The Street
China may get worse before it gets better, by Mike Norman
Marissa Mayer should put her money behind Yahoo! stock, by Eric Jackson
News about business journalism:
Bloomberg ‘inadvertently’ broke embargo on Fed minutes
Bloomberg’s Barinka moving to IPO beat
Politico labor reporter is gone after trying to unionize newsroom
Bloomberg planning to lay off 100 editorial workers
This date in business journalism history:
2014: Apple’s silence doesn’t help it with biz reporters
2009: Why BusinessWeek might be a smart acquisition
Business journalism birthdays:
Aug. 21: Caitlin Bowling with Insider Louisville
Aug. 21: Tristan Navera with the Dayton Business Journal
Aug. 21: Pamela Engel with Business Insider
