Some of Thursday’s top business news stories:
The New York Times
F.D.A. will propose new regulations for e-cigarettes, by Sabrina Tavernise
Facebook profit tripled in first quarter, by Vindu Goel
The Wall Street Journal
GM profit falls 82%, hurt by recalls, but results not as bad as feared, by Jeff Bennett
FCC to propose new ‘net neutrality’ rules, by Gautham Nagesh
Bloomberg
Time Warner Cable beats estimates as client losses slow, by Edmund Lee
Reuters
Zimmer to buy Biomet in $13.35 billion deal, by Esha Dey
TechCrunch
Apple patents driver distraction lockdown mode for iPhones, by Darrell Etherington
Businessweek
Eating alone by design: An entire restaurant with tables for one, by Belinda Lanks
Today in business journalism
Forbes strikes deal for Philippines edition
Lavelle, former Businessweek B-school editor, lands new job
Sale of Forbes is in doubt
Reuters blogger Salmon to take on web-based role at Fusion
FCC considers new net neutrality rules
This date in business journalism history
2006: Worth magazine parent puts itself up for sale
2012: Forbes responds to Bloomberg with real-time billionaire tracker
Business journalism birthdays
April 24: Joseph Adinolfi of Marketwatch
