Some of Wednesday’s top business news stories:
Reuters
Pfizer leaning toward abandoning deal for Allegan, by Pamela Barbaglia
U.S. trade data points to weak first-quarter growth, by Lucia Mutikani
USA Today
Chairman of Olive Garden parent company resigns, by Charisse Jones and Kaja Whitehouse
Ally Financial jumps into brokerage business, by Matt Krantz
Fortune
Walmart is the latest retailer to make a cage-free egg vow, by John Kell
Luxury cruise ships found to have cockroaches, dirty grout and ‘potentially hazardous’ food, by Christopher Elliott
Associated Press
Ford to build small-car factory in Mexico, adding 2,800 jobs, by Tom Krisher
U.S. to try to block Halliburton from buying rival, by Eric Tucker and David Koenig
News about business journalism:
Deadline club names business reporting award finalists
Charleston daily hires business reporter
Arkansas hires biz journalist Wells to teach
This date in business journalism history:
2010: TheStreet.com responds strongly to libel lawsuit from Generex
