Some of Tuesday’s top business news stories:
The Wall Street Journal
American Apparel’s chapter 11 plan approved, by Lillian Rizzo
Deficiencies found at Theranos lab, by John Carreyrou, Christopher Weaver and Michael Siconolfi
Bloomberg
BlackRock says clients are shifting away from stocks, by Katherine Chiglinsky and Lily Katz
Wal-Mart: It came, it conquered, now it’s packing up and leaving, by Shannon Pettypiece
The Associated Press
A month after raising rates, Fed faces darker global economy, by Martin Crutsinger
Apple’s iPhone success may be reaching its peak, by Brandon Bailey
Reuters
Sprint cuts 2,500 jobs, mostly in call centers: report
Top Twitter executives to leave company, CEO Dorsey tweets, by Yasmeen Abutaleb
Quartz
Japan’s slumping trade numbers show the long reach of China’s slowdown, by Melvin Backman
The Egg McMuffin has officially saved McDonald’s, by Alison Griswold
News about business journalism:
OC Register names new business editor
Bartiromo: I wanted to get away from stock market focus
Michael Lewis: Business journalism sucks
Charlotte Business Journal real estate reporter headed to PR
How Bloomberg News would cover a Bloomberg presidential run
Two Pittsburgh biz journalists start newspaper with buyout money
WSJ tech editor for Europe leaves paper for PR
This date in business journalism history:
2013: Business journalism and plagiarism
2015: CEO: How I got the NYTimes to write about my company
Business journalism birthdays:
Jan. 26: Christina Rexrode with The Wall Street Journal
Jan. 26: John Carney with The Wall Street Journal
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