Some of Thursday’s top business news stories:
Associated Press
Defiance of virus dining bans grows as restaurants flounder, by Gillian Flaccus
WhatsApp growth slumps as rivals Signal, Telegram rise, by Barbara Ortutay
CNN
Volkswagen and Audi are starting to challenge Tesla, by Charles Riley
At a subdued CES, computers provide excitement, by Shannon Liao
The Wall Street Journal
Intel Ousts CEO Bob Swan, by Asa Fitch
Connecticut Investigating Amazon’s E-Book Business, by Jeffrey A. Trachtenberg, Dana Mattioli
CNBC
Nordstrom shares drop as retailer says holiday sales tumbled 22%, by Lauren Thomas
New York City may turn vacant retail space into Covid testing sites, says real estate mogul, by Kevin Stankiewicz
Reuters
U.S. December deficit hits $144 billion, record for the month, by David Lawder
Chesapeake Energy to emerge from bankruptcy court as a $5.13 billion enterprise, by Gary McWilliams
News about business journalism
WSJ taps seven reporters to cover White House
Longtime CBS News business correspondent Brady dies at 94
“Marketplace” union says American Public Media won’t recognize it
Business Insider hires Griffiths to write political newsletter
Quartz promotes Diamond to chief revenue officer
