Some of Wednesday’s top business news stories:
The New York Times
Hedge fund-backed investor puts himself up for G.M. board, by Michael J. de la Merced
Lurching start for Tesla in China, by Dan Levin
The Wall Street Journal
Glencore cuts back spending, to spin off Lonmin stake, by Alex Macdonald
Tullow Oil suspends dividend amid oil price fall, by Selina Williams
Bloomberg
Banks may have overplayed their hand fighting Wall Street regulation, by Cheyenne Hopkins, Carter Dougherty and Silla Brush
Tim Cook doesn’t believe this made-up math law will limit Apple’s growth, by Mark Milian
Fortune
Has the price of English soccer just gone beyond crazy?, by Geoffrey Smith
U.S. companies are being targeted in China (say U.S. companies), by Scott Cendrowski
News about business journalism
Bloomberg hires Bennett to be markets news editor
Forbes.com was hacked in November
CNBC launches “Young Money” program on website
San Antonio Biz Journal hires real estate reporter
San Fran Chronicle hires assistant business editor
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