Some of Wednesday’s top business news stories:
The Wall Street Journal
Disney to open first theme park in mainland China in June
MetLife looks to divest big piece of U.S. life-insurance unit, by Leslie Scism
Bloomberg
VW CEO flubs interview with apology tour off to rocky start, by Naomi Kresge and Cristoph Rauwald
Ford shares slump on profit outlook despite special dividend, by Keith Naughton
The Associated Press
Auto show: Some see sales slowdown; Fuel economy quandary, by Dee-Ann Durbin
Oil keeps falling. And falling. How low can it go?, by David Koenig
Reuters
Fed’s Lacker: China not affecting fundamentals of U.S. economy, by Lindsay Dunsmuir
MetLife plans to separate U.S. retail business; shares rise, by Nikhil Subba and Sudarshan Varadhan
Fortune
Google taps former high-ranking Obama official as policy chief, by Leena Rao
U.S. solar jobs boom while oil, coal struggle, by Katie Fehrenbacher
News about business journalism:
WSJ hires Greene to cover Microsoft
Rutenberg named NY Times media columnist
Reuters TV finds value in giving its content to other publishers
American Lawyer parent buys Legal Week
Bloomberg names chief of staff of news, Hong Kong and LA bureau chiefs
Ex-CNBC.com ME joins MassMutual Financial
Journalist stands by story removed from Atlanta Business Chronicle site
This date in business journalism history:
2013: How the financial press has failed America
2015: Quartz strategy begins to crystallize
Business journalism birthdays:
Jan. 13: John Corrigan with LA Times
