Some of Wednesday’s top business news stories:
Associated Press
Federal workers take on odd jobs to make ends meet, by Michelle R. Smith
The IRS is recalling 46,000 workers to handle tax returns, by Marcy Gordon
Bloomberg
Snap finance chief Stone quits after eight months; shares drop, by Sarah Frier
Morgan Stanley names 145 managing directors, its top rank, by Sonali Basak
Fortune
Coalition pressures Amazon, Microsoft and Google to keep facial recognition surveillance away from government, by Danielle Abril
The Fortune 500 just lost its first and only Latina CEO, by Claire Zillman
Reuters
Sears chairman’s takeover proposal faces moment of truth, by Jessica DiNapoli and Mike Spector
JPMorgan misses fourth-quarter profit estimates as bond trading slumps, by Elizabeth Dilts and Siddharth Cavale
News about business journalism
Jefferson is back as Express-News business editor
How the relationship between companies and businesses has changed
WSJ hires Forman to be tech columnist for “Heard on the Street”
Romano named Amazon reporter at Seattle Times
Airline reporter Shine leaving Dallas Morning News
AP hires Lerman to cover tech, Ortutay moving to San Francisco
Puget Sound Biz Journal promotes Garnick to associate editor
Huang named Xconomy editor in chief as Buderi becomes chairman
Institutional Investor launching website to cover RIAs
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