Some of Wednesday’s top business news stories:
Associated Press
Get ready to build! Hands-on toys that teach are hot, by Bree Fowler
Court blocks expansion of overtime pay rules after states sue, by Michelle Rindels
Fortune
This Canadian airline will be the first to serve McDonald’s coffee, by Madeline Farber
Heinz recalls hundreds of jars of gravy days before Thanksgiving, by Melissa Chan
MarketWatch.com
Smart beta ETFs on track for record year of inflows, by Ryan Vlastelica
Dow industrials take more than 480 days to go from 18,000 to 19,000, by William Watts
Reuters
Volkswagen reboots Americas strategy, drops diesel in U.S., by Andreas Cremer
U.S. existing home sales race to more than 9 1/2-year high, by Lucia Mutikani
News about business journalism
Tech reporter Clark leaving WSJ after 23 years
Book on Greenspan wins FT Business Book of the Year award
WaPo biz desk names food policy reporter
Quartz’s “Flash Briefing” now available on Amazon Echo
Tech reporter Boehret joins PR firm
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