Tuesday’s top business news stories:
The Wall Street Journal
DirecTV reaches deal with Weather Channel, by Suzanne Vranica and Shalini Ramachandran
AT&T’s plan for the future: No landlines, less regulation, by Ryan Knutson
Bloomberg
Samsung posts second straight profit drop on lower prices, by Jungah Lee
Reuters
U.S. says GM in violation of its order to answer questions about recall, by Eric Beech
The Washington Post
More moms stay at home, new research says, by Carol Morello
Forbes
Comcast argues merger with Time Warner Cable will be good for consumers, by Dorothy Pomerantz
Wired
The reason Twitter wants to look like Facebook: Your parents, by Isadora Lapowsky
Today in business journalism
Wonkblog hires Ferdman from Quartz
Washington Post hires new business reporter
Bloomberg’s Rooney leaves the company
WSJ hires finance reporters from Bloomberg, Reuters
New banking regulations looming
This date in business journalism history
2008: New investing blog from LA Times biz desk
2010: WSJ launches Pro edition