Some of Thursday’s top business stories:
Wall Street Journal
Firms drop, rather than upgrade, cheapest health plans, by Scott Thurm
Penney stock at 13-year low, by Suzanne Kapner and Serena Ng
Bloomberg
Messi in court shows tax collectors set to pursue star athletes, by Oliver Staley and Alex Duff
U.K. growth quickens as consumers blunt investment drop: Economy, by Jennifer Ryan
Reuters
JPMorgan in talks to settle government probes for $11 billion: Sources, by David Henry and Karen Freifeld
U.S. jobless claims fall; no more backlog of unprocessed claims, by Jason Lange
CNNMoney
Cyprus reeling 6 months after EU rescue, by Alanna Petroff
Bloomberg Businessweek
Obamacare can benefit businesses if Congress gives it a chance to work, by Peter Coy
Fewer jobless women, more dead-end jobs, by Ian Katz and Alexandre Tanzi
Today in business journalism
World’s longest-running biz paper to stop print edition
Fannie Mae tries to win investors
Don’t follow Dave Ramsey’s investment advice
Ishmael joins FT as VP of communities
Freeland was force behind Reuters Next, and why it was killed
WSJ will miss the scoops from Mossberg, Swisher
Wall Street Journal reorganizes U.S. news coverage
WSJ’s Baker says it will expand tech coverage, conference business
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