Talking Biz News Today — Jan. 4, 2021

Some of Monday's top business news stories: Associated Press Cuts likely as Fiat Chrysler-PSA tie-up nears approval, by Colleen Barry,…

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Bitcoin hits all-time high

Bitcoin reached an all-time high of more than $33,000 over the weekend thanks to growing interest from institutional investors. Alden…

4 years ago

NY Times econ reporter Casselman: Half of my 2020 sources were women

Half of the sources used by New York Times economics reporter Ben Casselman were women in 2020, he posted on Twitter. That's…

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Swift returns to Fargo Forum as a business reporter

Tammy Swift is returning to the Fargo (North Dakota) Forum newspaper as a business reporter. She writes, "This Monday, Jan. 4,…

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Seeking Alpha hires Bloomberg’s Fineman

Seeking Alpha has hired longtime Bloomberg News reporter Josh Fineman. He will start Jan. 1 as a senior news editor for…

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NY Post hires Paynter to cover luxury real estate

The New York Post has hired reporter Sarah Paynter to cover luxury real estate. She will start Jan. 11. Paynter had been…

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Why Quartz’s management decided to buy the financial news site

Peter Kafka of Recode spoke with Zach Seward, the CEO of Quartz, about why he and others have purchased the financial news…

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Energy reporter Elliott switching to Tesla beat for WSJ

Wall Street Journal reporter Rebecca Elliott is moving to the Tesla and car technology beat starting Monday. She has been covering energy…

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Columbus CEO names Deyo its associate editor

Columbus CEO has hired Jess Deyo as associate editor. Editor Katy Smith writes, "I’m thrilled to have her as my partner in producing…

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Barron’s, chronicler of personal and national finance, turns 100 in 2021

Historian Kenneth Pringle writes for Barron's about the 100th anniversary of the markets publication. Pringle writes, "'All history is bound up in…

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