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Talking Biz News Today – Jan. 27, 2016

January 27, 2016

Posted by Lauren Thomas

Some of Wednesday’s top business news stories:

The Wall Street Journal

Lockheed Martin to separate government IT business, by Doug Cameron

Can Apple’s Tim Cook keep the iPhone buzzing in China?, by Daisuke Wakabayashi

Bloomberg

Weight Watchers jumps after Oprah says she’s lost 26 pounds, by Nick Turner 

Facebook settles investor suit over claim of excessive pay, by Phil Milford and Dawn McCarty 

The Associated Press

American consumers showing more confidence in economy, by Paul Wiseman

U.S. home prices rise in November; All-time highs in 4 cities, by Josh Boak

Reuters

Twitter names AmEx executive Leslie Berland as CMO, by Supantha Mukherjee and Alan John Koshy

U.S. consumer, housing data underscore economy’s resilience, by Dan Burns and Lucia Mutikani

Quartz

Apple’s best quarter ever is about to be overshadowed by its growth forecast, by Dan Frommer

Big soda now has a planet-sized problem on its hands, by Chase Purdy

News about business journalism:

Assessing business news site traffic

Investopedia hires CNN’s Silver

This date in business journalism history:

2007: Bartiromo files for “Money Honey” trademark

2015: Bloomberg launches new website

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