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Talking Biz News Today – Feb. 1, 2016

February 1, 2016

Posted by Lauren Thomas

Some of Monday’s top business news stories:

The Wall Street Journal

Coca-Cola acquires stake in Nigeria dairy, juice company, by Mike Esterl

Alphabet’s earning to provide peek into Google, by Alistair Barr

Bloomberg

‘Kung Fu Panda 3’ tops box office with $41 million in U.S. debut, by Anousha Sakoui

Venezuela tries to convince oil nations to cut production, by Anthony Dipaola

The Associated Press

Pepsi opening NYC hipster joint to make soda cool

Paying the bank interest to hold your deposits? What gives?, by Paul Wiseman

Reuters

U.S. economy hits soft patch in fourth quarter as inventories, trade weigh, by Lucia Mutikani

VW not under pressure to sell trucks business: trucks chief tells paper, by Maria Sheahan

Quartz

Amazon just joined the $100 billion club, by Chase Purdy 

It may not feel like it, but U.S. airline fees are actually leveling out, by Ashley Rodriguez 

News about business journalism:

WSJ testing closing its Google loophole

Houston Chronicle biz editor promoted to senior editor

Kiely: Why I quit Bloomberg News

Birmingham Business Journal editor leaves paper

Austin paper names new tech reporter

Houston Chronicle energy reporter leaves for hospital PR job

Reuters names Rohde its national security investigations editor

This date in business journalism history:

2011: Of verbs and business reporting

2013: U.S. tries to block big beer deal

Business journalism birthdays: 

Feb. 1: Chris Ciaccia with TheStreet.com

Take TBN’s 2016 salary survey of business journalists HERE.

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