Financial Times editor dies suddenly

Fred Kapner, who was the Financial Times European news editor, died suddenly. You can read his obituary here. Kapner oversaw…

19 years ago

Top 10 NYT mistakes for 2005 includes biz story

The Web site Timeswatch.org posted its top 10 mistakes made by the New York Times in 2005. Checking in at…

19 years ago

End of the year stock stories

Yes, it is that time of the year again. The end of the year stock story. The Dow Jones Industrial…

19 years ago

Where does a daily paper run its stock story?

Having spent the last three days at my parent's house in suburban Atlanta, I was able to read the Atlanta…

19 years ago

Why are there no New Year's Eve/Day business stories?

The New Year's Eve/Day celebration is big business, but rarely do I see business sections writing about it. Now would…

19 years ago

A great post-Christmas story

Yes, I am about to gag on all of the post-Christmas shopping stories that talk about the crowds on Dec.…

19 years ago

Are Big Box retailers fudging some numbers?

If you cover big box retailers -- Wal-Mart, Home Depot, Lowe's, Target, Costco, etc. -- then here is something to…

19 years ago

Watch who you quote

Do you regularly quote people in your business stories that you think are independent consultants or experts in the field…

19 years ago

Dow Jones to sell out in 2006?

That's the prediction of Peter Newcomb at Forbes, who writes today that he thinks that the Bancroft family, which controls…

19 years ago

Circulation problems at Forbes and BusinessWeek

According to a recent report from the Audit Bureau of Circulation, business magazines Forbes and BusinessWeek fell short of their…

19 years ago