Some of Tuesday’s top business news stories:
Associated Press
US Fed governor opens door to half-point rate hike in March, by Christopher Rugaber
Democratic lawmakers propose $100M for rural GOP districts
CNN
Solid earnings season wasn’t enough to calm investors, by Julia Horowitz
How cryptocurrencies could trigger a financial crisis, by Julia Horowitz
The Wall Street Journal
NBC Draws Lowest Olympics Ratings Ever With Beijing Games, by Lillian Rizzo
Frackers Push Into Once-Dead Shale Patches as Oil Nears $100 a Barrel, by Collin Eaton
CNBC
Tesla CEO Elon Musk accuses SEC of leaking information from federal probe, by Lora Kolodny, Michael Wayland
Carl Icahn launches proxy fight with McDonald’s over treatment of pigs, by Hugh Son
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