Some of Thursday’s top business news stories:
Associated Press
Fed minutes: If economy heats up, rate hikes may accelerate, by Martin Crutsinger
The big thing in TV this year is…big TV sets, by Mae Anderson
Bloomberg
Tesla flips the switch on the gigafactory, by Tom Randall
Goldman Sachs confronts protestors inside New York headquarters, by Dakin Campbell
Fortune
This revolutionary new tech uses light to activate medicine, by Sy Mukherjee
Kids will soon be able to write code with Lego, by John Kell
Reuters
U.S. December auto sales surprisingly strong, 2016 sets new record, by Bernie Woodall
Amazon, Forever 21 vying for bankrupt American Apparel, by Jessica Di Napoli and Lauren Hirsch
News about business journalism
Regan of Fox Business seen as Kelly replacement
LaRoche, editor of development at WSJ, is leaving
How Yahoo Finance livestreamed the Berkshire annual meeting
WSJ’s Baker: I have not banned “lie” when covering Trump
Business Insider names new West Coast bureau chief, chief tech correspondent
Examining the new “Squawk Box” set at Nasdaq
Bloomberg hires Thiruvengadam has head of audience engagement
FT acquires San Francisco data company
“Best of the Web” columnist moves to WSJ editorial page
The date in business journalism
2012: Fresno Business Journal unveils new site
2007: Business journalists aren’t supposed to be cheerleaders
