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
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