This week’s top business news — Feb. 2-6, 2015
Mergers were the news of the day for most of the week. Some of the biggest announced included Staples’ purchase of Office Depot and Pfizer’s of Hospira. Regulatory news also made headlines with the S&P settling for $1.38 billion with the U.S. government and UBS facing another tax evasion probe. What follows is a list […]
Talking Biz News Today — Feb. 6, 2015
Some of Friday’s top business news stories: The New York Times With an apology, Brian Williams digs himself deeper in copter tale, by Jonathan Mahler, Ravi Somaiya and Emily Steel Experts suspect lax security left Anthem vulnerable to hackers, by Reed Abelson and Matthew Goldstein The Wall Street Journal Strategic confusion put RadioShack at mercy […]
Talking Biz News Today — Feb. 5, 2015
Some of Thursday’s top business news stories: The New York Times Despite recalls, G.M. pays workers big bonus, by Bill Vlasic Man behind Silk Road website is convicted on all counts, by Benjamin Weiser The Wall Street Journal Pfizer to buy Hospira for $16 billion, by Lauren Pollock and George Stahl Health insurer Anthem hit […]
Talking Biz News Today — Feb. 4, 2015
Some of Wednesday’s top business news stories: The New York Times Staples to buy Office Depot for $6.3 billion, by David Gelles Disney profit jumps 19%, even as ESPN falters, by Brooks Barnes The Wall Street Journal Vodka sales fall as drinkers raise glass to whiskey, by Peter Evans January U.S. auto sales held strong, […]
Talking Biz News Today — Feb. 3, 2015
Some of Tuesday’s top business news stories: The New York Times A heated path toward S.&P.’s legal settlement with prosecutors, by Ben Protess G.M. victim program seems on track, by Hilary Stout The Wall Street Journal BP posts quarterly loss amid oil price rout, by Justin Scheck and Ian Walker FCC to propose strong ‘net […]
Talking Biz News Today — Feb. 2, 2015
Some of Monday’s top business stories: The Wall Street Journal Obama opens bidding on corporate taxes, by Nick Timiraos and John D. McKinnon Many Super Bowl commercials were sobering and heartfelt, by Suzanne Vranica The New York Times Hard-Charging Uber tries olive branch, by Mike Isaac After Turmoil, The New Republic re-emerges on newsstands, by […]
This week’s top business news — Jan. 26-30, 2015
Two CEOs resigned, more earnings poured in and economic indicators were announced, but this week’s business news centered around one thing: the Super Bowl. With Sunday quickly approaching, business journalists covered every aspect of the big game from ticket revenues to advertising sales. What follows is a list of what Talking Biz News views to […]
Talking Biz News Today — Jan. 30, 2015
Some of Friday’s top business news stories: The New York Times Greece’s feisty finance minister tries a more moderate message, by Liz Alderman Shake Shack, born in a park, is going public with big dreams, by Michael J. de la Merced and Kim Severson The Wall Street Journal Super Bowl challenge for box makers: 12.5 […]
Talking Biz News Today — Jan. 29, 2015
Some of Thursday’s top business news stories: The New York Times Federal Reserve won’t raise interest rates before June, at earliest, by Binyamin Appelbaum Facebook sales beat forecasts, but expenses increase even faster, by Vindu Goel The Wall Street Journal McDonald’s CEO is out as sales decline, by Jason Dean, Ilan Brat and Annie Gasparro […]
Talking Biz News Today — Jan. 28, 2014
Some of Wednesday’s top business news stories: The New York Times U.S. strengths buoy consumers but hurt corporations with business abroad, by Landon Thomas Jr. Aer Lingus deal could spur airline consolidation in Europe, by Nicola Clark The Wall Street Journal ‘Staggering’ iPhone demand helps lift Apple’s quarterly profit by 38%, by Daisuke Wakabayashi The […]
