Some of Thursday’s top business stories:
New York Times
For No. 2 at Fed, White House favors central banker in the Bernanke mold, by Binyamin Appelbaum
Criminal action is expected for JPMorgan in Madoff case, by Jessica Silver-Greenberg and Ben Protess
Reuters
Retail sales rise in November, boost economic outlook, by Lucia Mutikani
American Airlines orders 60 Embraer jets worth $2.5 billion, by Brad Haynes
Bloomberg
Airlines to earn record profits next year as mergers pay off, by Richard Weiss
Business Insider
Hilton shares jump after IPO, by Mamta Badkar
CNNMoney
Apple supplier under scrutiny over death, by Charles Riley and Sophia Yan
500-page mortgage applications are the new normal, by Les Christie
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