Some of Thursday’s top business stories:
Wall Street Journal
Facebook’s company town, by Reed Albergotti
U.S. is overtaking Russia as largest oil-and-gas producer, by Russell Gold and Daniel Gilbert
Bloomberg
Bitcoin bets feed Twitter dreams as regulators circle, by Stephanie Baker
Businesses often opposed to government beg for its return, by Jim Snyder, Brian Wingfield and Jonathan D. Salant
Reuters
U.S. jobless claims edge higher, still point to labor market healing, by Jason Lange
Vodafone CFO Halford to leave next year, by Neil Maidment
CNNMoney
Tesla stock continues to fall, by Peter Valdes-Dapena
Investors bet on a U.S. default, by Annalyn Kurtz
Today in business journalism
Quartz hires McDuling as corporate reporter
CBS, PBS win Emmys for business reporting
Sun-Times biz journalist Roeder leaving for state job
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