Some of Thursday’s top business news stories:
The New York Times
5 big banks expected to plead guilty to felony charges, but punishments may be tempered, by Ben Protess and Michael Corkery
Toyota and Nissan recall over 6.5 million more vehicles over Takata airbags, by Hiroko Tabuchi and Jonathan Soble
The Wall Street Journal
AOL CEO Tim Armstrong stands to get $180 million in Verizon deal, by Amol Sharma
Alibaba to focus on expansion abroad, CEO says, by Carlos Tejada
The Washington Post
As Senate targets currency manipulators, economists say step is unnecessary, by Steven Mufson
Why you should never, ever play the lottery, by Matt O’Brien
Quartz
The death toll from a footwear factory fire in the Philippines has risen to 72, by Steve Mollman
GE has 3D-printed a working jet engine, by Mike Murphy
News about business journalism
Fortune, NY Times among Deadline Club winners for biz journalism
Smith, former NY Times biz reporter, dies at 79
Bloomberg wins Asia Society’s Osborn Elliott Prize
How Bloomberg incorporates visuals and interactives
TheStreet putting Real Money behind metered paywall
This date in business journalism history
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Business journalism birthdays
May 14: Seema Mody of CNBC
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Clare Malone of The New York writes about Hunterbrook, which is using reporting from journalists to…
The Hollywood Reporter awards editor Tyler Coates is leaving the news organization. His last day will be…
Laura Purkess has been promoted to consumer features editor at The Sun. She will maintain…
Pat Ferrier, senior business reporter at the Coloradoan in Fort Collins, is retiring after 23…
Financial news site TheStreet.com has hired Conway Gittens as an anchor and video producer. His most recent…