Some of Monday’s most important stories:
New York Times
JPMorgan Chase nears a $2 billion deal in a case tied to Madoff, by Jessica Silver-Greenberg and Ben Protess
Men’s Wearhouse starts hostile bid for Jos. A. Bank, by Michael J. de la Merced
Reuters
T-Mobile to buy Verizon Wireless spectrum in $3.3 billion deal, by Sinead Carew
U.S. service sector growth slows in December: ISM survey, by Ryan Vlastelica
CNNMoney
Senate set to confirm Yellen as Fed chair, by Annalyn Kurtz
Forbes
The inside story of Snapchat: the world’s hottest app or a $3 billion disappearing act? by J.J. Colao
Bloomberg
Obamacare Medicaid split creates two Americas for poor, by Alex Nussbaum, Alison Vekshin and Gigi Douban
Today in business journalism
Christian Science Monitor and its international business coverage
Quartz hires DeCambre from NY Post
Inside Bisnow Media’s strategy
Editor explains changes to business magazine
This date in business journalism history
2012: WSJ.com head leaving for new job
2013: Forbes launches iPad app
Business journalism birthdays
Jan. 6: Joe Kernen of CNBC
