Some of Friday’s top business news stories:
Associated Press
U.S. factory activity shrinks for first time in six months, by Christopher Rugaber
U.S. auto sales fall 4 percent in August, by Dee-Ann Durbin
Bloomberg
Another sign Manhattan real estate is feeling the pain, by Oshrat Carmiel
Asia is a growth market for military aircraft, by Bruce Einhorn
MarketWatch.com
Gun stocks are rallying. That could be good news for Clinton, by Barbara Kollmeyer and Wallace Witkowski
The Fed is unlikely to raise interest rates before election day, by Mark Hulbert
Reuters
Oil heads for biggest weekly loss since mid-January, by Florence Tan
Harley-Davidson plans to cut 200 jobs, by Meredith Davis
News about business journalism
Northwest Arkansas Biz Journal is being sold
Morningstar has closed 10kwizard.com
Energy reporter Weber leaves Bloomberg
Schneider moving to Bloomberg’s Hong Kong office
Law360 management won’t raise objections to union vote
The date in business journalism
2011: Arrington resigns as ME of TechCrunch to run venture fund
2006: Mississippi paper cuts stock listings for local coverage
Business journalism birthday
Sept. 2: Joe Weisenthal of Bloomberg
