Some of Thursday’s top business news stories:
The Wall Street Journal
T-Mobile tops expectations as customer base continues to grow, by Lisa Beilfuss
Bombardier to cut about 7,000 jobs over next two years, by Judy McKinnon
Bloomberg
Google adds fresh food to express delivery in crowded filed, by Jack Clark and Spencer Soper
Minimum wage hikes aren’t all bad news for Wal-Mart, by Shannon Pettypiece
The Associated Press
U.S. housing starts fall in notably cold and snowy January, by Josh Boak
KFC executive says chain going through “re-colonelization,” by Candice Choi
Reuters
Iran says will resist curbs on oil output as part of global pact, by Parisa Hafezi and Rania El Gamal
Strong U.S. industrial output bolsters growth picture, by Lucia Mutikani
Quartz
Apple is openly defying U.S. security orders, but in China it takes a very different approach, by Joon Ian Wong
Google wants to run elections on its website, by Mike Murphy
News about business journalism:
Washington Post hires WSJ’s Dwoskin to cover Silicon Valley
Yahoo drops real estate, auto websites
Yahoo Tech editor leaving; site’s future uncertain
Economist plans to double circulation profits
CNBC’s Kudlow decides against Senate run
This date in business journalism history:
2014: Bloomberg Pursuits makes bigger push
2009: Empathy in a business journalist
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