Some of Friday’s top business news stories:
The Wall Street Journal
Retailers bet big on retooling their supply chains for e-commerce, by Loretta Chao and Steven Norton
Facebook profit tops $1 billion, by Deepa Seetharaman
Bloomberg
The $29 trillion corporate debt hangover that could spark a recession, by Sally Bakewell
Consumer comfort in U.S. climbed last week to three-month high, by Tatiana Darie
The Associated Press
U.S. pending home sales inch up in December, by Christopher S. Rugaber
Ford’s 2015 profit jumps on stronger sales, by Dee-Ann Durbin
Reuters
Under Armour demand continues to soar, stock leaps, by Ramkumar Iyer
Lower oil prices squeezing U.S. manufacturing sector, by Lucia Mutikani
Quartz
Corruption remains a huge challenge for African economies, by Omar Mohammed
Mattel has finally released a “curvy” Barbie, by Ashley Rodriguez
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