Some of Tuesday’s top business stories:
Wall Street Journal
Blackberry strikes preliminary go-private deal for $4.7 billion, by Will Connors
Chrysler feud triggers IPO filing, by Christina Rogers
Bloomberg
Shippers poised to return to profit as cargoes grow 10%: Freight, by Rob Sheridan
JPMorgan Chase, 12 more banks said to be sued over Libor, by Andrew Harris
Reuters
Facebook, other banned sites to be open in China free trade zone: report, by John Ruwitch and Alexei Oreskovic
South Korea dumps Boeing fighter jet tender, Lockheed soars back, by Joyce Lee and Ju-Min Park
CNNMoney
Toys R Us holiday hiring same as last year, by Emily Jane Fox
Shutdown: Are Social Security payments at risk? by Jeanne Sahadi
Forbes
Carl Icahn’s bet on ‘Grand Theft Auto V’ paying off as sales top $1 billion, by Alex Morrell
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