Thursday’s top stories:
The Associated Press
Amazon hikes prime membership to $99 a year by Mae Anderson
Reuters
U.S. business inventories up, sales post largest drop in 10 months by Lucia Mutikani
The Wall Street Journal
Shell sets plan to boost returns by Justin Scheck and Ian Walker
Fortune
Google’s plan for a store may be more like a museum by Courtney Subramanian
Businessweek
Missed alarms and 40 million stolen credit cards: How Target blew it by Michael Riley, Ben Elgin, Dune Lawrence, and Carol Matlack
Bloomberg
Chuck E. Cheese owner said to weigh Dave & Buster’s bid by Cristina Alesci and Leslie Patton
Today in business journalism
Washington Post names Ryan McCarthy assistant business editor
A mix of documentation and gumshoe reporting
Jaffe: Biz journalists need to use data with personal examples
Phoenix Business Journal publisher to retire
Heron, head of social media, leaving Wall Street Journal
This date in business journalism history
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Business journalism birthday
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