Some of Monday’s top stories:
The New York Times
Canadian Pacific makes deal overture to CSX, by David Gelles and Alexandra Stevenson
Leaning forward, MSNBC loses ground to rival CNN, by Bill Carter
The Wall Street Journal
Global signs of slowdown ripple across markets, vex policy makers, by Ian Talley, Brian Blackstone and Raymond Zhong
OPEC members’ rift deepens amid falling oil prices, by Benoît Faucon, Summer Said and Sarah Kent
Luxottica turmoil deepens as new CEO quits, by Manuela Mesco
Bloomberg
Mobs confront Hong Kong protesters near business district, by Fion Li and Moxy Ying
U.S. economy set to shrug off Wall Street growth worries, by Rich Miller and Simon Kennedy
Reuters
Statoil exits Shah Deniz with $2.25 billion sale to Petronas, by Gwladys Fouche and Terje Solsvik
Exclusive – Privately, Saudis tell oil market: get used to lower prices, by Ron Bousso and Joshua Schneyer
Today in business journalism
Pennsylvania paper names new editor
Indianapolis Business Journal to roll out digital metered access
Des Moines daily to group business beats
SABEW names new executive director
This date in business journalism history
2006: More on the demise of labor reporting
2011: The state of business journalism
Business journalism birthdays
Oct. 12: Liam Pleven of The Wall Street Journal
Oct. 12: John McCorry of Bloomberg News