Some of Thursday’s top stories:
New York Times
JPMorgan’s fruitful ties to a member of China’s elite, by David Barboza, Jessica Silver-Greenberg and Ben Protess
Rejecting billions, Snapchat expects a better offer, by Jenna Wortham
Bloomberg
Yellen says economy performing ‘far short’ of potential, by Joshua Zumbrun and Jeff Kearns
Wal-Mart trims forecast as economy restrains shoppers, by Renee Dudley
Reuters
Boeing machinists reject labor deal on 777X by 67 percent, by Alwyn Scott and Jonathan Kaminsky
CNNMoney
Will Google Docs kill off Microsoft Office? by Adrian Covert
Businessweek
One World Trade Center is about half vacant – so what? by Devin Leonard
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