Some of Tuesday’s top business news stories:
Associated Press
Yellen to step down from Federal Reserve board, by Martin Crutsinger
Amazon goes into the holidays with a magnified store presence, by Joseph Pisani and Anne D’Innocenzio
Bloomberg
GE directors buy up slumping shares ahead of board winnowing, by Rick Clough
Whitefish halts Puerto Rico work over $83 million bill, by Ari Natter
Fortune
People are very confused by Starbucks’ new holiday cups, by Sarah Gray
Why this Christmas is make-or-break for Macy’s, by Phil Wahba
Reuters
Wall Street ticks up, led by Verizon, chipmakers, by Rodrigo Campos
Marvell Technology to buy rival chipmaker Cavium for $6 billion, by Sonam Rai and Laharee Chatterjee
News about business journalism
Barron’s hires Swartz as a senior reporter
Man detained in 20014 murder of Forbes Russia editor
Crain’s Chicago shuts its comment threads
Triad Biz Journal hires new data reporter
Bartiromo blocks critics on Twitter after Trump comments
Cheddar launches TV channel in Europe
This date in business journalism
2012: The inside story on business reporting
2007: Some question strength of WSJ oversight board
Business journalism birthdays
Nov. 21: Max Abelson of Bloomberg News
Nov. 21: Jessica Seaman of the Triad Business Journal