Wednesday’s top stories:
New York Times
E-Cigarettes, by other names, lure young and worry experts, by Matt Richtel
Can’t get a bank loan? The alternatives are expanding, by Amy Cortese
The Wall Street Journal
Hack-proof phones? New devices try to keep prying eyes out, by Elizabeth Dwoskin
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos puts more money into Business Insider, by William Launder
Bloomberg
Hong Kong’s “nosebleed” office-tower values beat Manhattan, by Neil Callanan and Nichola Saminather
Highest minimum-wage state Washington beats U.S. job growth, by Victoria Stilwell, Peter Robison and William Selway
Businessweek
Life-saving medicine, high costs, and the intractable patent puzzle, by Andrew Martin
The Associated Press
Big coal producer in settlement over tainted water, by Dina Cappiello
Target tech chief resigns as it overhauls security, by Anne D’Innocenzio
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