Tennessee paper brings back Saturday stock listings

The Knoxville News Sentinel, which earlier this month cut all of its printed stock listings, is now bringing back its Saturday stock and mutual fund listings in the paper. It will also expand its short daily list of stocks to include some widely held and heavily traded stocks. Jack McElroy, the paper’s editor, writes Sunday […]

Tennessee editor: We're keeping standalone business section

Jack McElroy, the editor of the Knoxville News Sentinel, responds Sunday to complaints from readers about recent changes in the paper, including the cutting of printed stock listings, and tells them that the paper is keeping its standalone business section. McElroy writes, “Many readers enjoyed the convenience of the printed stock listings. But we know […]

Virginian-Pilot cuts standalone section, stock listings

The Virginian-Pilot newspaper plans to cut its standalone business section and its printed stock listings every day but Sunday, according to a story in Saturday’s paper. Philip Walzer writes, “Local business stories will appear in the front and Hampton Roads sections, he said, and the front section will include a ‘market page’ Tuesday through Saturday. […]

Moving stock prices online part of a growing trend

Bill Brewer, the business editor of the Knoxville News Sentinel, writes about the paper’s decision to cut its printed stock and mutual fund listings and move that data online. Brewer writes, “Eliminating the stock listings is a matter of economics, and a reflection of the increased importance the Internet is playing in our business, as […]

WSJ to cut printed stock listings

The Wall Street Journal announced Monday that it’s cutting its printed stock and mutual fund listings. The Journal is cutting its stock listings during the week to 1,000 from 1,500, and its mutual fund listings during the week and Saturday will be cut to 250 from 500 during the week and 2,000 on Saturday. Stock […]

Tennessee paper cuts stock listings

The Knoxville News Sentinel will cut its printed stock listings beginning next week, according to a story in Saturday’s paper. The A-to-Z stock listings will be discontinued, but stocks of local interest still will appear daily along with other data on the markets. The story stated, “Some of these change, too, are intended to reduce […]

Business publication in Milwaukee changes name

The Small Business Times, a biweekly publication in Milwaukee founded in 1995, has changed its name to BizTimes Milwaukee. Executive editor Steve Jagler writes, “Notice that the new name of the publication, BizTimes Milwaukee, also incorporates our geographic location. We are confident our improved publication will be a resource for the Milwaukee region. “This strategic move […]

Pennsylvania paper cuts stock listings

The Harrisburg Patriot-News in Pennsylvania has cut its printed stock listings in favor of the AP’s “Money & Markets” page. A story in the paper stated, “Our new stock pages give you a great deal of information on trends, the hottest stocks of each day and key sectors. We will tell the story of the […]

FT redesigns Web site

Jeff Bercovici of Conde Nast Portfolio writes Monday about the redesigned Financial Times Web site, which launches this week. Bercovici writes, “Two things they’re likely to notice first: The homepage’s background is now all pink, like the print edition’s paper, and the masthead says ‘Financial Times’ rather than ‘FT.’ James Montgomery, the site’s top editor, […]

Charleston biz journal redesigns Web site

The Charleston Regional Business Journal launched a redesigned Web site on Monday designed to focus more on breaking news. A story on the paper’s site stated, “‘We know from comments and from watching how readers interact with our Daily Journal e-mail product that readers value breaking news and are interested in being the first to know […]