Portland Wells Fargo employee emails CEO asking for a raise
Business Insider: Tyrel Oates emailed the bank’s CEO, John Stumpf, asking for a $10,000 raise for himself and his colleagues.
From the Wires
Larger Apple iPad to be delayed
WSJ: Apple Inc. suppliers have delayed plans to mass produce a larger-screen tablet to meet the overwhelming demand for the new iPhone models.
IMF asks rich nations for support
NYT: The International Monetary Fund is showing heightened concern over a slowing world economy.
Snapchat will soon have ads
WSJ: Evan Spiegel, the startup’s 24-year-old CEO and co-founder, announced that the company will “soon” debut its first ads.
AT&T to pay $105M settlement
WSJ: AT&T Inc. agreed to pay $105 million to settle accusations that it added bogus third-party charges to subscribers’ bills.
Study finds auto phone systems, Apple Siri, distract drivers
LA Times: A new study found that voice-activated phone systems for music and navigation are dangerously distracting while driving.
The Container Store is crashing
Business Insider: The retailer’s shares were down more than 19%; it reported revenue of $193.2 million against expectations of $199.2 million.
Colorado Governor: Voters were ‘reckless’ to legalize pot
IBT: Gov. John Hickenlooper said his state’s voters were “reckless” for voting to legalize marijuana for recreational use.
Hewlett-Packard to split company
WSJ: The 75-year-old company will become one part HP Inc., which will consist of its personal-computer and printer business, and Hewlett-Packard Enterprise, which will sell computer gear and services for corporate departments.
Nobel Prize in Medicine awarded
NYT: John O’Keefe, Edvard Moser and May-Britt Moser won this year’s Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for discovering the brain’s “inner GPS,” which makes navigation possible for all creatures.