Some of Tuesday’s top business news stories:
The Wall Street Journal
Yahoo’s Marissa Mayer to unveil cost-cutting plan, by Douglass Macmillan
Strong dollar batters earnings for U.S. tech firms, by Don Clark, Daisuke Wakabayashi, and Alistair Barr
Bloomberg
Fisher says Fed’s next decision unclear amid global uncertainty, by Christopher Condon and Matthew Boesler
WhatsApp hits 1 billion users, fulfilling Zuckerberg’s promise, by Sarah Frier
The Associated Press
CDC says Chipotle-linked outbreak of E .coli appears over, by Marcy Gordon
Airlines restore tiny perks, like pretzels, to pacify flyers, by Scott Mayerowitz
Reuters
U.S. factories show signs of stabilization; consumers hibernate, by Lucia Mutikani
Alphabet profit sends shares up; overtakes Apple in value, by Deborah M. Todd and Anya George Tharakan
Quartz
Stock volatility has shut down the IPO market, by Melvin Backman
Google has officially dethroned Apple as the world’s most valuable company, by Melvin Backman
News about business journalism:
WSJ tech editor Krim is leaving paper
Bloomberg hires from Mosendz Newsweek
Yahoo Finance hires Sam Ro as ME
Bloomberg Television’s “Go” adds sponsor
This date in business journalism history:
2009: Media too quick to call economic collapse
2011: The biz media and analysts
Business journalism birthdays:
Feb. 2: James Madore with Newsday
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