Talking Biz News Today — Jan. 27, 2015

Some of Tuesday’s top business news stories: The New York Times S.&P. cuts Russian debt one notch to junk level, by Andrew Kramer Investment riches built on subprime auto loans to poor, by Michael Corkery and Jessica Silver-Greenberg The Wall Street Journal NFL brings a domestic-abuse ad to Super Bowl, by Suzanne Vranica Microsoft’s Windows […]

Talking Biz News Today — Jan. 26, 2015

Some of Monday’s top business news stories: The New York Times Why apps for messaging are trending, by Mike Isaac and Michael J. de la Merced Bloomberg shakes up newsroom side of his company, by Ravi Somaiya The Wall Street Journal Viacom CEO Dauman earns $44.3 million in total compensation for year, by Keach Hagey […]

This week’s top business news — Jan. 19-23, 2015

From the President’s State of the Union address to the ECB’s announcement of a new quantitative easing program, economic news from both the U.S. and Europe dominated the headlines this week. What follows is a list of what Talking Biz News views to be this week’s top 10 stories. Monday: Uber CEO strikes conciliatory tone […]

Talking Biz News Today — Jan. 23, 2015

Some of Friday’s top business news stories: The New York Times Fast track on drug for Ebola has faltered, by Andrew Pollack Winklevoss twins aim to take Bitcoin mainstream with a regulated exchange, by Nathaniel Popper and Sydney Ember The Wall Street Journal Dollar Tree wins the battle for Family Dollar, by Paul Ziobro Qualcomm […]

Talking Biz News Today — Jan. 22, 2015

Some of Thursday’s top business news stories: The New York Times At Windows 10 event, Microsoft introduces HoloLens 3-D headset, by Nick Wingfield EBay to cut 2,400 jobs, and weighs 2nd spinoff, by Mike Isaac The Wall Street Journal Super Bowl gets a spike in newbie advertisers, by Steven Perlberg Airlines get tougher on employee […]

Talking Biz News Today — Jan. 21, 2015

Some of Wednesday’s top business news stories: The New York Times Netflix accelerates ambitious global expansion as U.S. growth slows, by Emily Steel For states, $48 million to help cut emissions, by Justin Gillis The Wall Street Journal Dollar’s rise squeezes U.S. firms, by Theo Francis Plug pulled on Venezuela’s sale of Citgo, by Ryan […]

Talking Biz News Today — Jan. 20, 2015

Some of Tuesday’s top business news stories: The New York Times Shifting politics of net neutrality debate ahead of F.C.C. vote, by Jonathan Weisman As growth in China slows, it pins hopes on consumers, by Alexandra Stevenson The Wall Street Journal Views of economy brighten, WSJ/NBC poll finds, by Janet Hook Morgan Stanley’s results miss […]

Talking Biz News Today — Jan. 19, 2015

Some of Monday’s top business news stories: The New York Times British fraud office ends HP-autonomy inquiry, by Mark Scott Microsoft looks to Windows 10 for a jolt in the mobile realm, by Nick Wingfield The Wall Street Journal China shares fall most in six years on regulatory crackdown, by Daniel Inman and Jacky Wong […]

This week’s top news — Jan. 12-16, 2015

With earnings season in full swing and the year underway, business news this week ranged from burgeoning IPOs to the December economic numbers. What follows is a list of what Talking Biz News views to be this week’s top 10 stories. Monday: Oil prices fall to lowest since 2009, by Clifford Krauss of The New York […]

Talking Biz News Today — Jan. 16, 2015

Some of Friday’s top business news stories: The New York Times Times and other news organizations to test use of drones, by Ravi Somaiya Saks treatment of transgender employees is investigated, by Hiroko Tabuchi The Wall Street Journal Swiss move roils global markets, by Neil MacLucas and Brian Blackstone Schlumberger cuts 9,000 jobs as oil-price […]