Some of Thursday’s top business news stories:
The New York Times
A 3-D view of a chart that predicts the economic future: The yield curve, by Gregor Aisch and Amanda Cox
Fed signals it may increase interest rates by midyear, by Binyamin Appelbaum
The Wall Street Journal
Google’s self-driving cars hit regulatory traffic, by Alistair Barr
What is Coke CEO’s solution for lost fizz? More soda, by Mike Esterl
Fortune
Digital music sales hit an all-time high of $4.51 billion, by Time
J.Crew’s Drexler bets on Madewell, outlets, and overseas to fix business, by Phil Wahba
The Street
Target agrees to settle data breach with data breach lawsuits with victims, by TheStreet Staff
Starbucks splits shares 2-for-1, announces delivery service, by TheStreet Staff
News about business journalism
Website launches to help find missing WSJ reporter
MSNBC’s Matt Saal joining Bloomberg TV
Quartz executive editor leaving to become LA Times ME
Micklethwait creates new management structure at Bloomberg
CNNMoney launches opportunity, investigations, personal finance desks
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