Thursday’s top business news stories:
The Wall Street Journal
Amazon workers in Germany strike again, union says, by Sarah Sloat
The New York Times
When ‘liking’ a brand online voids the right to sue, by Stephanie Strom
Reuters
Retailer Michaels Stores confirms payment card data breach, by Lehar Maan
GM says recalled cars safe, but has not tested for knee-bump danger, by Julia Edwards and Eric Beech
The Associated Press
Facebook rolls out location-sharing feature, by Barbara Ortutay
Bloomberg
Jobless claims in U.S. hover near lowest level since 2007, by Victoria Stilwell
PepsiCo quarterly profit rises 13%, by Duane D. Stanford
Forbes
The same-day war: Amazon, Google and Wal-Mart race to bring your groceries, by Jeff Bercovici
Today in business journalism
WaPo hires Marte from Marketwatch
WaPo hires Paquette for biz news desk
WSJ names Austin its deputy tech editor
A montage of 25 years of business coverage on CNBC
Google has rare stumble
This date in business journalism history
2008: TheStreet.com ME leaves for Dow Jones Newswires
2011: Ex-SF Chronicle biz columnist dies
Business journalism birthdays
April 17: Tim Mullaney of USA Today
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Reuters has hired Yasmeen Serhan as digital features editor. Serhan has been a London-based correspondent for Time…
Wall Street Journal reporter Dylan Tokar has a new beat covering financial regulation and financial crimes such…