Some of Tuesday’s top business news stories:
The New York Times
Mega-mergers popular again on Wall Street, by David Gelles
Justice Department is weighing civil suit against Angelo Mozilo, by Matthew Goldstein
Jamie Horowitz, newly hired to oversee ‘Today,’ is fired at NBC, by Bill Carter
The Wall Street Journal
Kentucky vs. Comcast, by Shalini Ramachandran
Warby Parker adds storefronts to its sales strategy, by Douglas Macmillan
Samsung plans to reduce smartphone models by up to 30%, by Min-Jeong Lee and Jonathan Cheng
Reuters
Seven big U.S. companies paid CEOs more than Uncle Sam in 2013: study, by Kevin Drawbaugh
Japan PM to seek fresh mandate for ‘Abenomics’ with snap poll, by Leika Kihara and Tetsushi Kajimoto
Bloomberg
Halliburton mega-deal sealed by CEOs over Coke and coffee, by Bradley Olson, David Wethe and Matthew Monks
Business Insider
Microsoft Is Sick Of PowerPoint, Too, by Julia Bort
Today in business journalism
Can Joe Weisenthal change Bloomberg?
San Antonio Biz Journal adds two to editorial staff
Impractical personal finance advice on the Web runs amok
“First Business News,” syndicated morning TV show, is ending
Appeals court throws out suit by Columbia biz journalism professor
This date in business journalism history
2006: CEO calls cops on Wall Street Journal reporter
2010: How Bloomberg News got NetApp earnings before others
Business journalism birthdays
Nov. 18: Jonathan Blum of The Digital Skeptic
