Some of Friday’s top business news stories:
Associated Press
Shares of United Airlines tumble after 3Q financial report, by David Koenig
Applying for a credit card? Please take a selfie, by Ken Sweet
Bloomberg
Arkansas city sends Amazon a Dear John letter instead of a pitch, by Margaret Newkirk
Fewest jobless claims since 1973 show firm U.S. job market, by Sho Chandra
Fortune
Cisco buys a machine learning startup, by Jonathan Vanian
MongoDB has strong debut in latest tech IPO, by Aaron Pressman
Reuters
Verizon quarterly revenue tops estimates as subscribers rise, by Anjali Athavaley
Thirty years ago this week, Wall Street slid into the abyss, by Chuck Mikolajczak
News about business journalism
Above the Law names Mystal its executive editor
Business websites named as EPPY finalists
WSJ staff reminded about social media policies
Reuters launches new live video service
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