Some of Wednesday’s top business news stories:
The Wall Street Journal
General Mills profit jumps 24%, by Annie Gasparro and Chelsey Dulaney
Germany’s Axel Springer in talks to acquire Business Insider, by Lucas I. Alpert and Ellen Emmerentze Jervell
The New York Times
Health insurance deductibles outpacing wage increases, study finds, by Reed Abelson
iPhone 6s’s hands-free Siri is an omen of the future, by Farhad Manjoo
Quartz
SodaStream is offering 1,000 jobs to Syrian refugees–but Israel won’t let it happen, by Frida Garza
Volkswagen’s scandal hits other European car stocks, by Melvin Backman
Bloomberg
PricewaterhouseCoopers will give employees $7,200 for student debt, by Rebecca Greenfield
Goldman Chief Blankfein discloses curable lymphoma disease, by Michael J Moore
Reuters
Volkswagen says 11 million cars hit by scandal, probes multiply, by Andreas Cremer
B of A shareholders allow CEO Moynihan to remain chairman, by Ross Kerber and Dan Freed
News about business journalism:
Phoenix Biz Journal hires new retail and restaurant reporter
Global head of digital video leaves Bloomberg media
Why Axel Springer is interested in Business Insider
WSJ hires McNish from Globe and Mail
Business Book of the Year shortlist named
WSJ’s “Washington Wire” turns 75
Murray Energy sues Bloomberg over information leak
McGraw Fellowship taking winter applications
Business Insider close to being sold for $560 million
Stone named head of Bloomberg’s global technology coverage
This date in business journalism history:
2007: CNBC’s “Money Honeys”
2008: Switching from business to news
Business journalism birthdays:
Sept. 23: Erik Holm with WSJ