Some of Thursday’s top business news stories
The New York Times
As Havana celebrates historic shift, economic and political hopes rise, by Damien Cave, Randal C. Archibold and Victoria Burnett
Sony cancels release of “The Interview” after threats, by Brooks Barnes and Michael Cieply
The Wall Street Journal
Fed sets stage for rate hikes in 2015, by Jon Hilsenrath
Couche-Tard to buy Pantry for $860 million, by Dana Mattioli and Dana Cimilluca
The Associated Press
US jobless aid applications decline to 289,000, by Christopher S. Rugaber
Putin: West is trying to ‘defang’ the Russian bear, by Laura Mills and Vladimir Isachenkov
Bloomberg
Wells Fargo rides retail deposits to be most-valuable bank, by Yalman Onaran
Justice Department probes Forex site that vanished with cash, by David Evans and Willem Marx
Today in business journalism
Forbes to launch Austrian edition in 2015
Biz news site BusinessDen.com to launch in Denver next month
Ex-Reuters journalist launches video startup
CNN hires Politico reporter to cover politics and finance intersection
A gentler Valleywag is coming in 2015
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