Coverage: Jeff Bezos responds to NY Times article
Silicon Valley is known for being brutal, with talent coming in and out daily, but a New York Times article during the weekend on the company culture at technology giant Amazon sparked a new wave of debate. And on Monday, Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos addressed the article’s criticisms in a memo sent to […]
Coverage: Japan’s economy continues to falter
Japan’s economy contracted in the second quarter, with gross domestic products dropping 1.6 percent year over year. With slow overseas demand for Japanese goods and a drop in private spending, the weak numbers are raising questions about Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and the Bank of Japan’s ability to stimulate growth. The Wall Street Journal’s Eleanor […]
This week’s top business news — May 17-22, 2015
This week’s business news primarily focused on two events: the announcement of settlements in the forex and Libor scandals and the Fed’s decision on when to increase rates. Uber also made headlines toward the end of the week with the announcement that company was negotiating a $1 billion credit line. What follow’s are what Talking […]
Talking Biz News Today — May 22, 2015
Some of Friday’s top business news stories: The Wall Street Journal Brazil’s economic downturn, corruption scandals shake leader, by John Lyons and Paulo Trevisani Scott McNealy is back—as a startup CEO, by Don Clark The New York Times Patchwork oversight allows dubious charities to operate, by Barry Meier and Rebecca R. Ruiz This time, Senate […]
Talking Biz News Today — May 21, 2015
Some of Thursday’s top business news stories: The Wall Street Journal At Zappos, banishing the bosses brings confusion, by Rachel Emma Silverman H-P to sell 51% of Chinese data-networking unit to Tsinghua Holdings, by Dana Cimilluca and Eva Dou The New York Times Fed minutes show policy makers lean toward a rate rise after June, […]
Talking Biz News Today — May 20, 2015
Some of Wednesday’s top business news stories: The New York Times Debate over currency cheating intensifies in trade, by Jonathan Weisman Los Angeles lifts its minimum wage to $15 per hour, by Jennifer Medina and Noam Scheiber The Wall Street Journal Takata air-bag recalls expand to 34 million cars in the U.S., by Mike Spector […]
Talking Biz News Today — May 19, 2015
Some of Tuesday’s top business news stories: The Wall Street Journal Uber battles locals for future of African taxis, by Heidi Vogt Behind Apple’s move to shelve TV plans, by Daisuke Wakabayashi The New York Times Behind a ’71 Coke jingle, a man who wasn’t mad, by Sydney Ember The in-state tuition break, slowly disappearing, […]
Talking Biz News Today — May 18, 2015
Some of Monday’s top business news stories The Wall Street Journal Target puts some food suppliers on the back burner, by Paul Ziobro At Chobani, rocky road from startup status, by Annie Gasparro The New York Times The Daily News still awaits a savior, by Jonathan Mahler Fake diplomas, real cash: Pakistani company Axact reaps […]
This week’s top business news — May 11-15, 2015
It was an interesting week for the art world with the sky-high auctions of Picasso and Mark Rothko paintings early in the week. But the week’s news also heavily featured economic data, most of which was disappointing, including Friday’s drop in consumer sentiment. What follows are what Talking Biz News views to be the top […]
Talking Biz News Today — May 15, 2015
Some of Friday’s top business news stories The New York Times Egg farms hit hard as bird flu affects millions of hens, by Stephanie Strom Senate, in reversal, begins debate on trade authority, by Jonathan Weisman The Wall Street Journal Art market sees new auction highs, new rules, by Kelly Crow Bank of America’s woes […]
