Some of Tuesday’s top stories:
The Wall Street Journal
Alibaba eyes payments tie-up with Apple, by Rolfe Winkler and Yun-Hee Kim
Tesla unveils lower-cost lease program, by Mike Ramsey and John D. Stoll
Apple’s surprising growth driver: the Mac, by Daisuke Wakabayashi and Shira Ovide
The New York Times
Serving up fries, for a living wage, by Liz Alderman and Steven Greenhouse
E.C.B. stress tests seen as bolstering confidence in banks, by Peter Eavis
Usage stalls for Twitter, shares drop, by Vindu Goel
Bloomberg
Billionaire spurned by Buffett seeks global Wi-Fi network, by Brendan Coffey
Madison Square Garden explores plan to split into two, by Alex Sherman, Jeffery McCracken and Scott Soshnick
Reuters
T-Mobile posts record subscriber growth but losses bigger than expected, by Marina Lopes
BP posts slump in Russian income but raises dividend, by Dmitry Zhdannikov and Ron Bousso
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