Business news this week centered around two events: the tragic crash of Germanwings flight 9525 and the acquisition of Kraft by Warner Buffett-backed Heinz.
Monday
- Apple Pay’s pitch: Simpler is better. But some security experts disagree., by Hayley Tsukayama and Sarah Halzack of The Washington Post
- With sales sliding, McDonald’s plans 24 hours of “joy” around the world, by Mariah Summers of BuzzFeed
Tuesday
- Germanwings crash in French alps kills 150; cockpit voice recorder is found, by Nicola Clark and Dan Bilefsky of The New York Times
- Exclusive: Greece to run out of cash by April 20 without fresh aid-source, by Jeremy Gaunt of Reuters
Wednesday
- Schlumberger unit to plead guilty to violating Iran, Sudan sanctions, by Nicole Hong of The Wall Street Journal
- Heinz, Kraft merge to form 5th-largest food company, by Bruce Horovitz and Jane Onyanga-Omara of USA Today
Thursday
- CEOs tell Congress: Patent trolls are giving us the shakedown, by Jeff John Roberts of Fortune
- Buffett’s Kraft deal will send PepsiCo, General Mills shopping for acquisitions, by Brain Sozzi of TheStreet
Friday
- BlackBerry is financially under control: CEO John Chen, by Reem Nasr of CNBC
- S. economic growth slows in fourth quarter; corporate profits fall, by Lucia Mutikani of Reuters
