Some of Monday’s top business stories:
The New York Times
Local news, off college presses, by Jennifer Conlin
Citigroup reports 4% rise in quarterly profit, despite regulatory woes, by Michael Corkery
The Wall Street Journal
Odd-hour workers face loss of employer health plans, by Lauren Weber
Bangladesh union organizers allege intimidation, by Syed Zain Al-Mahmood and Shelly Banjo
Reuters
U.S. retail sales post biggest gain in one-and-a-half years, by Lucia Mutikani
The Associated Press
Chances of getting audited by IRS lowest in years, by Stephen Ohlemacher
Bloomberg
Lending plunges to 17-year low as rates curtail borrowing, by Kathleen M. Howley, Zachary Tracer and Heather Perlberg
Today in business journalism
Bloomberg View hires El-Erian as daily columnist
Dallas Morning News revamps biz coverage
The WSJ and the Medicare data
Mainebiz names new editor
Yahoo moves into TV
This date in business journalism history
2009: AP launches personal finance package
2011: Reuters editor punished for comment in company chat room
Business journalism birthdays
April 12: Sharon Epperson of CNBC