Some of Friday’s top business news stories:
The New York Times
Fast track on drug for Ebola has faltered, by Andrew Pollack
Winklevoss twins aim to take Bitcoin mainstream with a regulated exchange, by Nathaniel Popper and Sydney Ember
The Wall Street Journal
Dollar Tree wins the battle for Family Dollar, by Paul Ziobro
Qualcomm gives top executives $95 million in stock grants, by Don Clark
Lawsuit against McDonald’s to test NLRB decision on franchisee relationship, by Annie Gasparro and Melanie Trottman
Reuters
China says Microsoft Outlook hacking allegations ‘groundless’, by Brenda Goh
U.S. banks resign themselves to lower yields for longer, by Peter Rudegeair
Fortune
Box starts trading and Uber’s back in Delhi–5 things to know today, by Laura Lorenzetti
Alibaba CEO Jack Ma says slower growth is good for China, by Stephen Gandel
News about business journalism
MarketWatch vs. Bloomberg websites
CBC bans paid speaking appearances by its journalists
Biz journalist: Integrity more important than speaking fees
Sorkin blows interview with Robbins
WSJ’s New York section names two deputy editors
This date in business journalism history
2007: Bartiromo took trip on Citi jet
2012: Bloomberg’s Keene talks Davos coverage
Business journalism birthdays
Jan. 24: Rick Green of Bloomberg News.
