Talking Biz News Today — Jan. 2, 2015

Some of Friday’s top business news stories:

The New York Times

Government spending, edging up, is a stimulus, by Dionne Searcey

Digital tax increase to take effect in Europe, by Mark Scott

The Wall Street Journal

Activists are on a roll, with more to come, by David Benoit

Unilever, P&G try tweaked formulas, higher prices for developing world, by Peter Evans

Business Insider

The Apple Watch is going to be a flop, top startup investor says, by Nicholas Carlson

France just quietly killed off its failed 75% supertax, by Mike Bird

The Associated Press

Medical marijuana a challenge for legal pot states, by Gene Johnson

Euro sinks after Draghi gives another stimulus hint, by Pan Pylas

Today in business journalism

Bloomberg Business website to debut in January

Schiffer, business journalist, dead at 54

Hard-nosed financial advice that changed lives

Prairie Business losses executive editor, adds sections

Knight-Bagehot seeking applications for 2015

This date in business journalism history

2007: LA Times predicts Murdoch will buy Dow Jones

2011: Top business journalism events of 2010

Business journalism birthdays

Jan. 2: Gretchen Morgenson of The New York Times

Jan. 2: Elizabeth MacDonald of Fox Business