Thursday’s top stories:
New York Times
Revenue and profit rise at Google, but mobile struggles continue, by Claire Cain Miller
Phone alerts at stadium, for the nearest entry gate or shortest beer line, by Nick Wingfield
In Motorola purchase, Lenovo gains big footprint in smartphones, by Eric Pfanner
Reuters
Amazon warns of possible loss this quarter, stock drops 10 percent, by Bill Rigby and Edwin Chan
Jobless claims rise more than expected, by Lucia Mutikani
Bloomberg
Consumer spending propelled fourth-quarter growth: Economy, by Shobhana Chandra
Forbes
Despite higher guacamole bills, Chipotle shares pop on 30% profit growth, by Samantha Sharf
Fortune
Cruise ship outbreaks: Blame the passengers, by Claire Zillman
Today in business journalism
Glasgall, ex-Bloomberg ME, joins Volcker Alliance
Franklin, Bloomberg ME in Washington, to become Poynter president
SABEW extends Best in Business deadline to Feb. 3
Greater New York section of WSJ hits its stride
Google selling Motorola to Lenovo
This date in business journalism history
2008: WSJ.com starts new environmental biz blog
2013: ACBJ paper begins startup newsletter
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