Some of Wednesday’s top business news stories:
The Wall Street Journal
U.S. auto sales pace accelerates, by Jeff Bennett and Chelsey Dulaney
Alibaba teams up with China’s answer to Pixar, by Juro Osawa
Fortune
How my high school journalism teacher taught me to run a billion dollar company, by Spencer Rascoff
Why IBM dominates the U.S. Open, by Benjamin Snyder
Bloomberg
Google revamps logo to reflect increasing shift to mobile, by Brian Womack
Marissa Mayer rewrites rules for CEO parenting, again, by Laura Colby, Carol Hymowitz and Jeff Green
Reuters
Hit by cheap oil, Canada’s economy falls into recession, by Leah Schnurr
U.S. manufacturing slowdown adds wrinkle to economic outlook, by Lucia Mutikani
The Street
Pumpkin is the new black – Season’s hot flavor is everywhere you look, by Brain Sozzi
Will eBay manage to take advantage of the potential in India?, by Rebecca Borison
News about business journalism:
News Corp. CEO Thomson received $10.3 million compensation
Bloomberg layoffs total 55, hit DC and sports desk hardest
Coleman named executive editor of CBS MoneyWatch
Business Insider France to launch in 2016
The pros and cons of tech product reviews
This date in business journalism history:
2013: Economist celebrates 170 years, explains why it’s a “newspaper”
2007: Bloomberg TV to clean up its on-air screen
Business journalism birthdays:
Sept. 2: Joe Weisenthal with Bloomberg News
