Some of Thursday’s top business news stories:
Associated Press
Energy nominee Perry steps away from Dakota access pipeline, by Matthew Daly
Facebook takes on bigger role in journalism, by Barbara Ortutay
Bloomberg
Americans are drinking less milk, but they can’t get enough cheese, by Megan Durisin
Long-short hedge funds are ditching the shorts to focus on longs, by Dani Burger
Fortune
Republicans balking at hasty Obamacare repeal all have one thing in common, by Sy Mukherjee
Jessica Alba’s Honest Company recalls this baby product after complaints, by Verne Kopytoff
Reuters
Dollar on defensive as Trump disappoints bulls, by Wayne Cole
VW faces reform, oversight for three years under U.S. settlement, by David Shepardson
News about business journalism
NY Times expanding tech team, plans to hire seven editorial staffers
Dobbs has breakout year at Fox Business Network
Quartz hires its first environmental reporter
Ex-Business Insider president Hansen joins Babbel
Libel suit threatens TechDirt’s existence
Gerald Loeb Awards seeking entries
Why Breitbart is getting into business journalism
24/7WallSt.com launches stat sites for 20 cities
The date in business journalism
2012: Bloomberg TV’s O’Leary joins CNN
2007: Economist already doing what WSJ plans to offer
Business journalism birthday
Jan. 12: Christian Plumb of Reuters
