Some of Monday’s top business stories:
New York Times
Liberty Global to buy Dutch cable provider Ziggo, by Chad Bray
Reuters
Caterpillar posts stronger-than-expected fourth-quarter profit, by James B. Kelleher
Re/code
Google to buy artificial intelligence startup DeepMind for $400M, by Liz Gannes
CNNMoney
FAA orders inspections of Boeing 767s, by Chris Isidore
Sony downgraded to ‘junk,’ by Alanna Petroff
Bloomberg
Sales of new U.S. homes fell more than forecast in December, by Lorraine Woellert
And in local news:
Triangle Business Journal
Upscale women’s fashion resale shop slated for Chapel Hill, by Amanda Jones Hoyle
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