Talking Biz News Today – Nov. 24, 2015

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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