Talking Biz News Today — November 1, 2019

Some of Friday's top business news stories: Associated Press Border wall, impeachment battle imperil budget progress, by Andrew Taylor The…

5 years ago

Vaping scandals forces Altria to write off $4.5 bln

Altria will write off $4.5 billion from its investment in e-cigarette maker Juul amid the ongoing vaping scandal in the…

5 years ago

The Economist tries to convert YouTube subscribers into paying members

The Economist has 1 million YouTube subscribers and is seeing signs that these videos are driving referral traffic back to…

5 years ago

Milwaukee Biz Journal hires Yoo as staff photographer

The Milwaukee Business Journal has hired Kenny Yoo as a staff photographer. He starts Friday. Yoo has been a freelance photographer in…

5 years ago

Fast Company hires Landy to be executive editor of digital

Benjamin Landy has been hired by Fast Company to be executive editor, digital. He replaces Paul Smalera, who left recently to…

5 years ago

Kim returns to Business Insider as senior correspondent

Eugene Kim, a tech reporter for CNBC in San Francisco, is returning to Business Insider as a senior correspondent. He…

5 years ago

Cohrs to join Modern Healthcare as DC politics and policy reporter

Rachel Cohrs will be leaving Inside Health Policy and joining Modern Healthcare as its DC politics and policy reporter from…

5 years ago

Giangreco departs Capitol Forum

Leigh Giangreco is a correspondent covering defense contracting for Capitol Forum, is leaving the news organization. Her last day is…

5 years ago

CNBC’s Siemens departs for PR firm

Former CNBC senior producer Shannan Siemens has been appointed managing director at public affairs firm Mercury, according to reports. Prior…

5 years ago

Business Insider seeks associate editor

Business Insider is looking to hire an associate news editor. The company runs a 24-hour news site with L.A. being…

5 years ago