Some of Thusday’s top business news stories:
The Wall Street Journal
U.S. tech companies bring encryption battle to Davos, by Sam Schechner
Wal-Mart to increase wages for most U.S. store workers, by Sarah Nassauer
Bloomberg
Airbus delivers its new plane. Almost no one notices, by Justin Bachman
Comcast says ‘Minions’ is Universal’s most profitable movie ever, by Christopher Palmeri
The Associated Press
Price-hiking pharma exec Martin Shkreli gets House subpoena
Cheap oil, good for consumers, is slamming stocks. Why?, by Ken Sweet and David Koenig
Reuters
Weak U.S. inflation, housing data lower March rate hike chances, by Lucia Mutikani
Goldman posts smallest profit in four years; revenues top estimates, by Richa Naidu and Sudarshan Varadhan
Quartz
Sorry, journalists. Millennials would rather pay for Netflix than news, by Joon Ian Wong
Unilever’s answer to the global mayonnaise malaise: A squeeze bottle, by Chase Purdy
News about business journalism:
Fox Business reports best week ever
Sitrick & Co. hires business journalists Kneale, Pfiefer
TheStreet names Lundberg its CFO
Judge denies Bloomberg’s request to stay order on sources
How business journalism contributed to “The Big Short”
FT’s Chon to join Reuters Breakingviews
This date in business journalism history:
2007: The verb lag
2014: WSJ completes real-time news desk aimed at “raising” digital game
