Talking Biz News Today – Dec. 8, 2015

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