Three Pulitzers this year in business journalism

There appears to be three Pulitzer Prizes awarded Monday for work in business and financial journalism.

Three other works of business and financial journalism were finalists.

The Pulitzer for investigative reporting was awarded to David Barstow and Alejandra Xanic von Bertrab of The New York Times for their reports on how Wal-Mart used widespread bribery to dominate the market in Mexico, resulting in changes in company practices.

A finalist in that category was Patricia Callahan, Sam Roe and Michael Hawthorne of the Chicago Tribune for their exposure of manufacturers that imperil public health by continuing to use toxic fire retardants in household furniture and crib mattresses, triggering reform efforts at the state and national level.

The Pulitzer in explanatory reporting was awarded to The New York Times staff for its penetrating look into business practices by Apple and other technology companies that illustrates the darker side of a changing global economy for workers and consumers.

A finalist in the explanatory category was Tony Bartelme of The Post and Courier, Charleston, S.C., for his stories that helped readers understand the complex factors driving up their insurance bills.

The Pulitzer for commentary was awarded to Bret Stephens of The Wall Street Journal for his incisive columns on American foreign policy and domestic politics, often enlivened by a contrarian twist.

A finalist in the local reporting category was Ames Alexander and Karen Garloch of The Charlotte (N.C.) Observer and Joseph Neff and David Raynor of The News and Observer, Raleigh, N.C., for their tenacious joint project investigating how the state’s major nonprofit hospitals generate large profits and contribute to the high cost of health care

See all of the winners and finalists here.