Some of Wednesday’s top business news stories:
The New York Times
Income gap shrinks in Chile, for better or worse, by Eduardo Porter
With Russia on brink of recession, Putin faces ‘new reality,’ by Neil MacFarquhar and Andrew E. Kramer
Black Friday deals and low interest rates increase November auto sales, by Bill Vlasic
The Wall Street Journal
Christie’s CEO Murphy steps down, by Kelly Crow and Sara Germano
Emails about loans plague Credit Suisse, by Joseph Checkler and Patrick Fitzgerald
Bloomberg
Fall of the bond king: How Gross lost empire as Pimco cracked, by Mary Childs
Takata rejects U.S. demand for nationwide air-bag recall, by Craig Trudell and Jeff Green
Buzzfeed
A look through the Sony Pictures data hack: This is as bad as it gets, by Tom Gara and Charlie Warzel
Today in business journalism
Editors named for WSJ’s Money & Investing desk
Gaines, global editor at large, leaving Reuters
Reuters plans to expand stock coverage
WSJ among media seeking lift of energy company CEO gag order
Gorman, WSJ reporter, leaving journalism
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Dec. 3: Ed Finn of Barron’s
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