From the Wires

WSJ: The company’s advanced-projects lab is developing a display composed to small screens that can be plugged together to create a large, seamless image.

Bloomberg: Facebook Inc. will acquire WhatsApp Inc. for about $19 billion.

Reuters: The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits fell, indicating the labor market may be tightening.

CNNMoney: The biggest soda companies in the world released low-calorie drinks with stevia, a plant used as sweetener.

Bloomberg: Private companies hired 213,000 workers in September as the labor market continues to strengthen.

Reuters: Construction spending dropped 0.8% to an annual rate of $960.96 billion.

NYT: The company announced it would buy the biotechnology company for $1.75 billion in cash.

Bloomberg: The investment firm will acquire the bagel shop chain for $374 million.

NYT: It was reported that SoftBank Corporation offered $3.4 billion to acquire the animation studio.

Reuters: A pairing could help the companies compete in their core advertising business, but strong growth would remain elusive.