Some of Thursday’s top business news stories:
The Wall Street Journal
Volkswagen says carbon deviations much smaller than suspected, by Sarah Sloat
Yahoo shelves plans to spin off Alibaba stake, by Douglas Macmillan
Reuters
Weak U.S. inventories seen weighing on fourth quarter growth, by Lucia Mutikani
Lululemon profit misses as margins hit by high inventories, by Julie Gordon and Josline Pinto
TheStreet
J.Crew tries new CFO on for size as turnaround effort continues, by Richard Collings
Despite earnings miss, Costco may still have a merry holiday season, by Brian Sozzi
Bloomberg
Boston students afflicted by Chipotle-linked outbreak top 120, by Craig Giammona
Shale doesn’t swing oil prices–OPEC does, by Peter Coy
The Associated Press
United bringing back free snacks in coach on U.S. flights
Shares of DuPont, Dow soar on reports of merger talks, by Randall Chase
News about business journalism:
The Ambrose Bierce of business journalism
Milwaukee Business Journal reporter named one of LinkedIn’s top writers
CNBC’s Kudlow considering Senate run
This date in business journalism history:
2014: Cramer accused of what he has accused others of doing
2008: Journalists rooting for depression?
Business journalism birthdays:
Dec. 10: Adam Lashinsky with Fortune
Dec. 10: Nik Deogun with CNBC
Dec. 10: Charles Duhigg with The New York Times
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Helen Reis has joined SoFi as deputy newsletter editor for its new On the Money…
The Financial Times has announced the appointment of Jay Rayner as restaurant critic, Tim Hayward…