Some of Tuesday’s top business news stories:
The Wall Street Journal
Pfizer and Allergan to merge in $155 billion inversion deal, by Jonathan D. Rockoff, Dana Mattioli and Lisa Beilfuss
Some shipping companies gain an edge during holidays, by Laura Stevens
Bloomberg
Whole Foods’ pricey Thanksgiving dinner reinforces high-cost image, by Leslie Patton
McDonald’s knows you’re sick of screw-ups at drive-thru windows, by Leslie Patton
The Associated Press
Everyone loves same-day delivery, until they have to pay, by Mae Anderson
TV buying guide: Get out tape measure before shopping, by Ryan Nakashima
Reuters
U.S. home sales fall; prices push higher, by Lucia Mutikani
E.coli outbreak looks set to infect Chipotle’s same-outlet sales, by Yashaswini Swamynathan
Quartz
Consumers remain cool to mobile payments this holiday season, by Ian Kar
Pfizer and Allergan just announced the second-largest corporate M&A deal of all time, by Matt Phillips
News about business journalism:
Philly Inquirer business editor rocks out
How the deal to sell Forbes fell apart
New biz editor named at Oregon paper
The Wrap hired business and technology editor
Bloomberg TV’s “What’d You Miss” more about online audience
Crain’s New York hires Green as assistant managing editor
CNBC Digital posts record October
Why the FT and the Economist sold for premiums
South Bend Tribune makes changes to biz section
This date in business journalism history:
2014: Discussing where business journalism is headed
2010: Bartiromo on being in the bubble
Business journalism birthdays:
Nov. 24: Herman Wong with The Washington Post
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