Some of Tuesday’s top business news stories:
The Wall Street Journal
Fantasy sports industry mounts lobbying blitz, by Alexandra Berzon
Cocktails sip away at beer’s market share, by Tripp Mickle
Bloomberg
Shell surpasses Chevron to become no. 2 oil company, by Rakteem Katakey
China’s bad loans rise to highest in a decade as economy slows
The Associated Press
HSBC to keep HQ in London, decides against move to Asia, by Danica Kirka
U.S. agency closes probe into Kia small cars without recall
Reuters
Technology stocks selloff may turn IPO chill into IPO freeze, by Heather Somerville
Pets are comforting, but shares of pet-focused companies may not be, by Tanya Agrawal
Quartz
“Mark, I am publicly asking you for help”: Kanye West says he’s $53 million in debt and needs Silicon Valley’s support, by Corinne Purtill
A new McDonald’s in South Korea will server draft beer, by Steve Mollman
News about business journalism:
Quartz app is a controversial interface
FT journalists accept new pension offer
WSJ’s Carreyrou wins Polk Award
CNNMoney expands internationally
This date in business journalism history:
2015: Why David Carr was a great tech journalist
2009: Biz journalism better, but could be more skeptical
Business journalism birthdays:
Feb. 16: Mary Schlangenstein with Bloomberg
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