Talking Biz News Today – Feb. 9, 2016

Some of Tuesday’s top business news stories:

The Wall Street Journal

Chesapeake says it doesn’t plan to pursue bankruptcy, by Timothy Puko and Erin Ailworth 

‘Star Wars’ is the force behind strong Hasbro sales, by Paul Ziobro and Austen Hufford 

Bloomberg

Google CEO Pichai receives record $199 million stock grant, by Anders Melin and Caleb Melby

The probability of negative U.S. rates is on the rise, by Alexandra Scaggs

The Associated Press

Feds find Fiat Chrysler gear shifters can confuse drivers, by Tom Krisher 

Yellen will testify amid predictions of slower rate hikes, by Martin Crutsinger 

Reuters

India introduces net neutrality rules barring Facebook’s free Internet, by Sankalp Phartiyal and Himank Sharma

U.S. inflation survey tumbles in red flag for Fed, by Jonathan Spicer 

Quartz

Huge study finds that companies with more women leaders are more profitable, by Jenny Anderson

The second-largest U.S. natural gas producer is having some serious trouble, by Melvin Backman

News about business journalism:

Bloomberg grapples with covering Bloomberg

How a biz reporter got fired for signing a non-compete clause

WSJ names Dean its global tech editor

Brick, who covered Enron for New York Times, dies at 41

Wired to charge for ad-free version of website

Forbes offering money-back guarantee for native ads

Line is the Wall Street Journal’s fastest-growing app

This date in business journalism history:

2008: Assessing the TV business news wars

2011: Financial news and the use of social media

Business journalism birthdays: 

Feb. 9: Michelle Caruso-Cabrera with CNBC

Take TBN’s 2016 salary survey of business journalists HERE.