Some of Friday’s top business news stories:
Associated Press
A slowdown in US business formation poses a risk to economy, by Josh Boak
CVS, Walgreens urge against openly carrying guns in stores, by Anne D’Innocenzio
Bloomberg
Robots Displacing Jobs Means 120 Million Workers Need Retraining, by Shelly Hagan
Draghi Seen Overriding Opposition With QE Push as Gloom Deepens, by Carolynn Look, Catarina Saraiva
CNN
WeWork may cut its IPO valuation by billions, by Sarah Ashley O’Brien
Banking has a problem: It’s still easier to talk about sex than money, by Ahiza Garcia
Axios
Smart buildings startup 75F raises $18 million from Bill Gates and Big Oil, by Ben Geman
Private sector surprises with 195,000 jobs added in August, by Courtenay Brown
Reuters
Farm loan delinquencies surge in U.S. election battleground Wisconsin, by Jason Lange, P.J. Huffstutter
Facebook launches dating service in United States, by Katie Paul
News about Business Journalism
Tax reporter Browning departs Bloomberg
Biotech reporter Spalding departs Bloomberg
Ranzweiler joins MSNBC Live weekdays
CNBC hires Young as sports business reporter
Tampa Bay Biz Journal hires Ward as a digital producer
The Motley Fool launches Soapbox Financial Network
FT hires Ablan as US markets editor
BuzzFeed retail reporter Miranda joining NBC News
WSJ’s Chung named managing editor at SmartNews
Omeokwe joins the Wall Street Journal’s DC bureau as economics reporter
Barron’s Hirschhorn headed to Philadelphia Inquirer
Marroquin joins Rochester/Westchester Journal News as real estate reporter
