Some of Friday’s top business news stories:
Associated Press
Google employees leave work to protest treatment of women, by Michael Liedtke
Apples 4Q, change in iPhone sales disclosure, jar investors, by Michael Liedtke
Bloomberg
Starbucks jumps after new menu helps reverse stagnant U.S. sales, by Leslie Patton
America is falling out of love with Silicon Valley. What’s next? by Conor Sen
Fortune
Your mother, your plumber, your boss — this app tells you their voting records, by Glenn Fleishman
Justice Department charges Chinese-controlled firm with semiconductor trade secret theft, by Glenn Fleishman
Reuters
GM halts two renovation projects as it looks to cut costs, by David Shepardson
Failing? No, says New York Times after online boost, by Vibhuti Sharma
News about business journalism
SF Chronicle hires new energy/transportation reporter
Investing.com launches personal finance site Allrates.com
Forbes names Sibley its chief sales officer
CNBC Digital hit an all-time high in October
Business Insider parent wants staffers to sign non-disparagement agreements
Triad Biz Journal names Mellott its new publisher
Recode editor in chief Frommer is leaving
Tech site Recode is being folded into Vox
Idaho Biz Review launches tech newsletter, revives health care coverage
CEO Tellado talks about the overhaul at Consumer Reports
How Fox Business shifts its content at night
This date in business journalism
2013: Bounds leaving WSJ video for Consumer Reports
2008: Is American Banker safe with picking a banker of the year?
Business journalism birthday
Nov. 2: Michael Santoli of CNBC