Some of Friday’s top business news stories:
Associated Press
Disney buying much of Fox, will help it compete with Netflix, by Tali Arbel
Will U.S. companies put overseas cash to work? Don’t bet on it, by Paul Wiseman and Michael Liedtke
Bloomberg
JPMorgan sees S&P 500 hitting 3,000, warns on tech stocks, by Lu Wang
Retailers are hoping for the best Christmas sales since the recession, by Lindsey Rupp
Fortune
Is political correctness hurting innovation? by Jeff John Roberts
To be (a device), or not to be? That is the question, by Clifton Leaf
Reuters
Wall Street falls as investors fret about tax bill passage, by Sinead Carew and Rodrigo Campos
Airbus planemaking chief Bregier to leave in February, by Tim Hepher and Cyril Altmeyer
News about business journalism
GeekWire to open second “HQ” office in Pittsburgh
Two Sports Biz Journal journalists leave for another publication
Business Insider Inc. dropping “Business” from its name
Fox Business beats CNBC for 2017
This date in business journalism
2012: Bloomberg transportation reporter elected National Press Club president
2007: Interviewing the boss, and letting him off easy
Business journalism birthday:
Dec. 15: Francine Lacqua of Bloomberg Television
