Some of Tuesday’s top business news stories:
The New York Times
Spotify says its list of subscribers has grown to 15 million, by Ben Sisario
S.&P. nears settlement with justice dept. over inflated ratings, by Ben Protess
The Wall Street Journal
Dollar’s updraft taxes CFOs, by Vipal Monga
Airbus racks up more 2014 jet orders than Boeing, by Robert Wall
Reuters
Citigroup quietly scales back in consumer banking, by David Henry
Exclusive: Facebook, Xiaomi discussed possible investment in the Chinese smartphone maker – sources, by Denny Thomas and Gerry Shih
Russell Stover buy boosts Swiss chocolate maker Lindt, by Silke Koltrowitz
Business Insider
Bill Gross: ‘They fired me’, by Elena Holodny
Donald Trump thinks Palm Beach County is directing noisy airplanes over his property on purpose — so he’s suing for $100 million, by Matt Sedensky
News about business journalism
Music company hires biz journalist Fixmer for PR
Canada network defends biz anchor against allegations
Charlotte Observer hires biz reporter from US News
Inc. hires Webb to be tech columnist
CNBC names Wellons its new San Fran bureau chief
This date in business journalism history
2008: CNNMoney.com’s push into video
2010: BusinessWeek story taken off Internet after error discovered
Business journalism birthdays
Jan. 13: John Corrigan at The Los Angeles Times
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