Some of Tuesday’s top business news stories:
The Wall Street Journal
Keurig Green Mountain taken private in $13.9 billion deal, by Anne Steele
Icahn makes bid for Pep Boys, by Austen Hufford
Quartz
A Chinese bank’s IPO pop suggests the “Beijing boost” has come to Hong Kong, by Heather Timmons
Oil prices are closing in on their lowest levels in a decade, by Melvin Backman
Bloomberg
Staples drops after U.S. moves to challenge Office Depot deal, by David McLaughlin
The K-cup short squeeze, by Gillian Tan and Shelly Banjo
The Associated Press
From food to makeup, ‘Star Wars’ stuff is out of this world, by Sandy Cohen
Grocery chains leave food deserts barren, AP analysis finds, by Mike Schneider
Reuters
GE calls off Electrolux appliance deal amid U.S. antitrust fight, by Simon Johnson and Diane Bartz
Netflix content head says to double own shows next year, by Supantha Mukherjee and Jessica Toonkel
News about business journalism:
Reuters names Lambert as DC financial regulation correspondent
Bloomberg team leader Marcinek joins ESPNw
Globe and Mail biz reporter Silcoff wins prize
Auto reporter Maynard to join WBUR/NPR
Conde Nast Portfolio editor Lipman lands at Gannett
MSNBC to air Bloomberg TV political show
This date in business journalism history:
2013: Using the biz media to negotiate a deal
2008: More aggressive skepticism, please
Business journalism birthdays:
Dec. 8: Jonathan Spicer with Reuters
