Some of Wednesday’s top business news stories:
Associated Press
Growing number of Americans are retiring outside of the U.S., by Maria Zamudio
U.S. consumer confidence climbed to a 15-year high in December, by Paul Wiseman
Bloomberg
Delta drops Boeing Dreamliner order inherited from Northwest, by Michael Sasso
Toshiba falls by daily limit as nuclear unit faces writedowns, by Stephen Stapczynski
Fortune
Strong Fitbit app downloads after Christmas gives stock a boost, by Aaron Pressman
Police ask Amazon’s Echo to solve a murder, by Jeff John Roberts
Reuters
Last-minute spending surge lifts U.S. holiday shopping season, by Nandita Bose
Abbott gets U.S. antitrust approval to buy St. Jude Medical, by Diane Bartz
News about business journalism
Automotive News senior writer Wernle retires
Thiruvengadam leaving Business Insider
The date in business journalism
2011: End of golden era of tech blogging
2006: Former Orlando biz columnist dies at 76
Business journalism birthday
Dec. 28: Alistair Barr of Bloomberg News
Dec. 28: Bertha Coombs of CNBC
Dec. 28: Lou Harry of Indianapolis Business Journal