Some of Monday’s top business stories:
New York Times
Suntory of Japan to buy maker of Jim Beam for $13.6 billion, by Jeffrey Cane and Michael J. de la Merced
NBC’s news unit teams with video start-up NowThis News, by Leslie Kaufman
Reuters
Airbus posts record orders, ponders higher production, by Tim Hepher
IMF adds four European countries to financial risk list, by Anna Yukhananov
CNNMoney
The real low-wage issue: not enough hours, by Emily Jane Fox
Businessweek
Maryland will limit hospital charges statewide, by John Tozzi
Forbes
MLBAM’s home runs with Sony and WWE at CES set stage for IPO, by Mike Ozanian
Today in business journalism
Dow Jones/Wall Street Journal reporter is missing
Fox Business Network not Ailes’ idea
NY Times hires Forsythe, former Bloomberg reporter
Once decimated, Times-Picayune biz desk re-emerges
Frankie Flack: Why I hate sites such as Seeking Alpha
This date in business journalism history
2006: CNBC’s Ted David moving to radio
2010: Lapin named CNBC anchor
Business journalism birthdays
Jan. 13: John Corrigan of the Los Angeles Times
Jan. 13: Seth Lubove of Bloomberg News
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