Some of Tuesday’s top business news stories:
The Wall Street Journal
Chesapeake says it doesn’t plan to pursue bankruptcy, by Timothy Puko and Erin Ailworth
‘Star Wars’ is the force behind strong Hasbro sales, by Paul Ziobro and Austen Hufford
Bloomberg
Google CEO Pichai receives record $199 million stock grant, by Anders Melin and Caleb Melby
The probability of negative U.S. rates is on the rise, by Alexandra Scaggs
The Associated Press
Feds find Fiat Chrysler gear shifters can confuse drivers, by Tom Krisher
Yellen will testify amid predictions of slower rate hikes, by Martin Crutsinger
Reuters
India introduces net neutrality rules barring Facebook’s free Internet, by Sankalp Phartiyal and Himank Sharma
U.S. inflation survey tumbles in red flag for Fed, by Jonathan Spicer
Quartz
Huge study finds that companies with more women leaders are more profitable, by Jenny Anderson
The second-largest U.S. natural gas producer is having some serious trouble, by Melvin Backman
News about business journalism:
Bloomberg grapples with covering Bloomberg
How a biz reporter got fired for signing a non-compete clause
WSJ names Dean its global tech editor
Brick, who covered Enron for New York Times, dies at 41
Wired to charge for ad-free version of website
Forbes offering money-back guarantee for native ads
Line is the Wall Street Journal’s fastest-growing app
This date in business journalism history:
2008: Assessing the TV business news wars
2011: Financial news and the use of social media
Business journalism birthdays:
Feb. 9: Michelle Caruso-Cabrera with CNBC
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