Some of Wednesday’s top business news stories:
The Wall Street Journal
How big food is using natural flavors to win consumer favor, by Annie Gasparro
Companies shy away from spending, by Eric Morath
Quartz
Volkswagen’s emissions scandal destroyed its November sales in the U.S., by Alison Griswold
Barely anyone used Apple Pay on Black Friday, by Ian Kar
Bloomberg
The salt wars: Here comes New York City’s next food fight, by Chris Dolmetsch and Leslie Patton
Puerto Rico avoids default by redirecting revenue from bonds, by Michelle Kaske
The Associated Press
U.S. factory activity drops in Nov.; First decline in 3 years, by Josh Boak
GM, Toyota sales up in strong November for U.S. auto industry, by Dee-Ann Durbin
Reuters
For third consecutive quarter, U.S. CEOs cautious on economy: poll, by Nick Carey
Cyber Monday sales top $3 billion as discounts spur buyers, by Sruthi Ramakrishnan and Subrat Patnaik
News about business journalism:
Growth coming at Financial Times
How The Economist is attacking virtual reality
This date in business journalism history:
2014: Amazon making holiday moves
2013: Reporting on holiday spending
Business journalism birthdays:
Dec. 2: Kristi Swartz
