Talking Biz News Today – Sept. 15, 2015

Some of Tuesday’s top business news stories: The Wall Street Journal MillerCoors to shut North Carolina brewery amid volume declines, by Mike Esterl  Chinese open luxury wallets in Europe, by Jason Chow  Quartz The new Star Wars film already boosted the UK economy before even opening, by Aamna Mohdin Visible wealth has a dramatic effect […]

How business journalists can develop a personal brand

Journalists must invest in creating “professional assurance” for themselves, said Dorie Clark, author of “Reinventing You: Define Your Brand, Imagine Your Future,” during a training call hosted by the Society of American Business Editors and Writers on Monday. “It’s not just what you do on social media, but it’s important what people think about you and how people […]

Talking Biz News Today – Sept. 14, 2015

Some of Monday’s top business news stories: The Wall Street Journal Yahoo loses Marketing Chief Kathy Savitt, by Douglass Macmillan Procter & Gamble’s Riant to retire, by Serena Ng Quartz When Serena Williams went down, prices on tickets to the US Open women’s finals went with her, by Annalisa Merelli  This is America’s year to […]

Talking Biz News Today – Sept. 11, 2015

Some of Friday’s top business news stories: The Associated Press US unemployment benefit applications dropped to 275,000, by Martin Crutsinger New United Airlines CEO faces long list of challenges, by David Koenig Quartz The Federal Reserve was just given another reason not to raise rates, by Melvin Backman Your iPhone 6 is actually holding its value […]

Talking Biz News Today – Sept. 10, 2015

Some of Thursday’s top business news stories: The Associated Press Why US job openings are surging, while hiring plods, by Christopher S. Rugaber In a 1st, New York to require salt warnings on eatery menus, by Jennifer Peltz Bloomberg Seven reasons the Fed won’t raise rates next week: Deutsche bank, by Alexandra Scaggs Ex-United CEO […]

Talking Biz News Today – Sept. 9, 2015

Some of Wednesday’s top business news stories: The New York Times Verizon to offer free mobile TV, with an eye on millennials, by Emily Steel Apple and other tech companies tangle with U.S. over data access, by Matt Apuzzo, David E. Sanger and Michael S. Schmidt Quartz How Bank of China helps keep New York City’s […]

Talking Biz News Today – Sept. 8, 2015

Some of Tuesday’s top business news stories: Reuters BlackRock sees new opportunity in China real estate, by Claire Jim and Denny Thomas Bad loans haunt Greek banks seeking new start, by Greg Roumeliotis and George Georgiopoulos Bloomberg EU prepares plan to relocate 120,000 refugees, by Ian Wishart  Oil extends decline as Russia rules out deal […]

Talking Biz News Today – Sept. 4, 2015

Some of Friday’s top business news stories: The Associated Press Why Friday’s US jobs report could affect Americans’ finances, by Christopher S. Rugaber Labor Day drivers to enjoy lowest gasoline prices since 2004, by Jonathan Fahey Bloomberg The U.S. dollar is stronger than steel, by Matthew Philips and Cristina Lindblad  Schools want the sky to be […]

Talking Biz News Today – Sept. 3, 2015

Some of Thursday’s top business news stories: The Associated Press Apple wants to guide your news consumption with news app, by Anick Jesdanun US bank earnings rose 7.3 percent in April-June quarter, by Marcy Gordon Business Insider  The New York Stock Exchange is under attack for the way it handled the most volatile market in […]

Talking Biz News Today – Sept. 2, 2015

Some of Wednesday’s top business news stories: The Wall Street Journal U.S. auto sales pace accelerates, by Jeff Bennett and Chelsey Dulaney  Alibaba teams up with China’s answer to Pixar, by Juro Osawa Fortune How my high school journalism teacher taught me to run a billion dollar company, by Spencer Rascoff Why IBM dominates the […]