Talking Biz News Today – Dec. 14, 2015

Some of Monday’s top business news stories:

The Wall Street Journal

TV broadcasters poised to turn back tough FCC rule, by Keach Hagey

Coke President James Quincey works behind the scenes to cut costs, reverse flagging soda sales, by Mike Esterl

TheStreet 

Yes, you can actually invest in China’s worsening air pollution, by Ralph Jennings 

The force is with Mattel in Star Wars shopping season, by Timothy Collins 

Bloomberg

‘Hunger Games’ tops ‘In the Heart of the Sea’ at box office, by Anousha Sakoui and Alex Nussbaum

Cotton is piling up at warehouses around the world, by Megan Durisin 

The Associated Press

AP explains: End-of-session spending, tax bills in Congress, by Alan Fram

Average gas price soon under $2, lowest since recession, by David Koenig

Reuters

U.S. consumers losen purse strings as holidays start, by Lucia Mutikani 

China economy shows signs of steadying, more policy support needed, by Xiaoyi Shao and Kevin Yao

News about business journalism:

Personal finance site Billfold moving to Medium

Biz journalist, Hampton dean to join PR firm

More women, international covers coming at Bloomberg Businessweek

How an AP reporter broke the Coke obesity story

Inside Business names new publisher

Milwaukee Biz Journal reporter moving to Boston

New Media buys Dolan business newspapers

This date in business journalism history:

2007: Struggling with the middle class

2011: Why Bloomberg Businessweek rocks

Business journalism birthdays: 

Dec. 14: Leslie Wayne

Dec. 14: Beth Belton with USA TODAY