Some of Friday’s top business news stories:
The New York Times
U.S. economy added 252,000 jobs in December; jobless rate at 5.6%, by Dionne Searcey
Honda fined for violations of safety law, by Danielle Ivory
The Wall Street Journal
Nelson Peltz launches proxy fight against DuPont, by David Benoit and Jacob Bunge
ESPN: Winner of college football playoffs, by Suzanne Vranica and Steven Perlberg
Bloomberg
Fed’s JPMorgan oversight marked by turf battles, watchdog says, by Ian Katz
Continental CEO ex-wife cashes $1 billion check, lawyer says, by Margaret Cronin Fisk
Reuters
Stocks open flat after strong payrolls report, by Sinead Carew
Starbucks’ COO Alstead taking ‘extended unpaid leave’, by Lisa Baertlein and Shivam Srivastava
BMW keeps luxury sales crown, beats rivals in December, by Andreas Cremer
Today in business journalism
CNBC discussing Fox Business competition
Senior executive editor Laurie Hays leaving Bloomberg
NYTimes considering new tech editor
Bloomberg Radio scoops up 10 WSJ/Marketwatch Radio staffers
Bloomberg overhauls conference business, hires Fortune’s Mehta
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Business journalism birthdays
Jan. 9: Aaron Elstein of Crain’s New York