Some of Wednesday’s top business news stories:
The New York Times
Debate over currency cheating intensifies in trade, by Jonathan Weisman
Los Angeles lifts its minimum wage to $15 per hour, by Jennifer Medina and Noam Scheiber
The Wall Street Journal
Takata air-bag recalls expand to 34 million cars in the U.S., by Mike Spector and Gautham Nagesh
Theft of debit-card data from ATMs soars, by Robin Sidel
Fortune
Here’s why Yahoo! stock tanked on Tuesday, by Daniel Roberts
Travel sites band together against Delta, by Daniel Roberts
Quartz
Elitists may scoff, but “basic” clothes are a multibillion-dollar business, by Marc Bain
Hey, average American, here’s how you benefit from free trade, by Tim Fernholz
News about business journalism
Nerdwallet raises $64 million in financing
Houston Business Journal names new energy reporter
How the FT wants to change the media world
USA Today names new Money, personal finance editors
This date in business journalism history
2009: Forbes reporter not sure anything was missed in coverage
2012: Improving business coverage
Business journalism birthdays
May 20: Dan Beucke of the Orange County Register
Bloomberg, the financial news powerhouse, has been experimenting with using artificial intelligence to help produce…
The Boston Globe is looking for a smart, collaborative, and aggressive reporter to cover the…
Eight candidates are seeking six seats on the board of the Society for Advancing Business…
Business Insider is hiring a Wall Street correspondent to join our finance team and break news on…
Yahoo Finance’s Personal Finance news team produces industry-leading coverage of housing, taxes, retirement, student loans,…
S&P Global has hired Rachel Looker to cover U.S. policy and metals. She has spent the past…
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