Some of Tuesday’s top business stories:
Reuters
JPMorgan to pay $1.7 billion to settle Madoff case: government, by Emily Flitter
U.S. trade deficit smallest in four years; imports weak, by Lucia Mutikani
New York Times
In jobless youth, U.S. is said to pay high price, by Shaila Dewan
Yellen wins backing of senators to lead Fed, by Annie Lowrey
CNNMoney
JetBlue’s winter nightmare, by Chris Isidore
Macau’s gambling industry dwarfs Vegas, by Charles Riley
Businessweek
Investors looking for a ‘January Effect’ should wait a few months, by Eric Chemi
Today in business journalism
Forbes launches social media “stream”
Snapchat CEO and Forbes clash over cover story
Silicon Valley Biz Journal sees 3 percent circulation growth in 2014
The hostile world of men’s suits
This date in business journalism history
2008: Investors seek takeover of CNET
2013: CNBC gives OK for two more reality series
Business journalism birthdays:
Jan. 7: Amy Thomson of Bloomberg News in London
Jan. 7: Dagen McDowell of Fox Business Network
