Some of Wednesday’s top business news stories:
The New York Times
Study finds local taxes hit lower wage earners harder, by Patricia Cohen
World Bank lowers expectations for global growth in 2015, by The Associated Press
The Wall Street Journal
Companies tiptoe back toward ‘Made in the U.S.A.’, by James Hagerty and Mark Magnier
Caesars largest unit to file own chapter 11 bankruptcy, by Matt Jarzemsky, Peg Brickley and Kate O’Keeffe
The Associated Press
Holiday shopping slump: US retail sales fell in December, by Christopher Rugaber
World bank warning hits markets; copper slumps, by Pan Pylas
Bloomberg
JPMorgan fourth-quarter profit drops 6.6% on trading slump, by Hugh Son
Barclays hires ex-Bank of America executive Moulds as COO, by Elisa Martinuzzi and Stephen Morris
News about business journalism
WaPo to combine Storyline with Wonkblog
Wharton Seminars for Biz Reporters to hold DC program
Stern named Wall Street editor at Reuters
Bloomberg editor Komarow leaves for CQ Roll Call
CNBC execs: Paid content is a “key priority”
This date in business journalism history
2009: SmartMoney makes layoffs
2013: Bedbugs at The Wall Street Journal
