Wednesday’s top business stories:
New York Times
Rival industries sweet-talk the public, by Eric Lipton
Toyota issues recall for hybrids, over software glitch, by Hiroko Tabuchi
Fortune
Disabled workers left in the cold on minimum wage, by Claire Zillman
Reuters
U.S. auto industry quality slips for first time in 16 years: survey, by Ben Klayman
Business Insider
Taco Bell will let customers order from their phones soon, by Ashley Lutz
Wall Street Journal
FoxConn is quietly working with Google on robotics, by Lorraine Luk
Bloomberg
Colleges raise record $33.8 billion exceeding U.S. peak in 2009, by Michael McDonald
Today in business journalism
Seeking Alpha removes stories with fake bylines
Forbes employees believe it will be bought by Asian company
Reuters parent reports fourth-quarter loss
Navajo Post to become first Navajo business newspaper
No debt ceiling fight!
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