Talking Biz News Today — March 28, 2014
Today’s top stories in business journalism: Reuters GM expands ignition switch recall to 2.6 million cars, by Paul Lienert NHTSA says finds no ‘defect trend’ in Tesla Model S sedans, by Sagarika Jaisinghani The New York Times Potential crackdown on Russia risks also punishing Western oil companies, by Clifford Krauss White House unveils plans to […]
Talking Biz News Today — March 27, 2014
The New York Times Microsoft’s Office suite finally coming to iPad, maybe too late, by Nick Wingfield Tweets about music to get a Billboard chart, by Ben Sisario Bloomberg Obamacare’s 6-million target hit as exchange visits surge, by Alex Wayne Fraternity chief feared for son as hazings spurred JPMorgan snub, by John Hechinger and David […]
Talking Biz News Today — March 26, 2014
The Associated Press Facebook buying virtual-reality company for $2B, by Barbara Ortutay and Ryan Nakashima Bloomberg Dish’s Ergen said to approach DirecTV CEO White about merger, by Alex Sherman Fortune Citi and four other banks stumble in Fed stress tests, by Stephen Gandel The New York Times Literary city, bookstore desert, by Julie Bosman The […]
Talking Biz News Today — March 25, 2014
Reuters IRS: virtual currencies are property for tax purposes, by Patrick Temple-West The Wall Street Journal FDA staff recommends rejection of Novartis heart-failure drug, by Thomas M. Burton and Marta Falconi Google deal with Luxottica will bring Glass to Ray-Ban, Oakley, by Rolfe Winkler Why trade bonds when you can trade ads? by William Launder […]
Talking Biz News Today — March 24, 2014
The Wall Street Journal Apple in talks with Comcast about streaming-TV service, by Shalini Ramachandran, Daisuke Wakabayashi and Amol Sharma A ‘crisis’ in online ads: One-third of traffic is bogus, by Suzanne Vranica Reuters Nokia sees closure of Microsoft deal delayed to April, by Jussi Rosendahl The New York Times Selling a poison by the […]
Talking Biz News Today — March 21, 2014
The Wall Street Journal Exxon agrees to disclose its ‘carbon risk,’ by Daniel Gilbert U.S. maritime regulator approves mega shipping alliance, by Costas Paris The New York Times ‘The technology is out there,’ but satellites don’t track jets, by Jad Mouawad, Christopher Drew and Nicola Clark Media General to buy LIN Media, creating large TV […]
Talking Biz News Today — March 20, 2014
The Wall Street Journal Airbnb in advanced talks to raise funding at a $10 billion valuation, by Evelyn M. Rusli and Douglas MacMillan Sony to add original TV shows for PlayStation, by Amol Sharma The New York Times Bloomberg should have rethought articles on China, chairman says, by Neil Gough U.S. and Russia swap sanctions […]
Talking Biz News Today — March 19, 2014
Some of Wednesday’s top stories: The Wall Street Journal Toyota set to pay $1.2 billion in U.S. probe, by Charles Levinson The New York Times Fed cuts bond purchases by another $10 billion, as expected, by Binyamin Appelbaum Insider case nets employees at top law firm and bank, by Ben Protess Reuters FAA review says […]
Talking Biz News Today — March 18, 2014
Some of Tuesday’s top stories: The Associated Press US consumer prices tick up just 0.1 percent, by Christopher S. Rugaber The New York Times G.M.’s chief learned in December of Cobalt problems, by Bill Vlasic Hedge fund spars with a nameless blogger, by Andrew Ross Sorkin The Wall Street Journal Amazon to ship video-streaming device […]
Talking Biz News Today — March 17, 2014
Some of Monday’s top stories: New York Times Man named by Newsweek issues denial on Bitcoin claim, by Peter Lattman U.S. steps up sanctions on Russian officials, by Peter Baker Reuters Vodafone agrees $10 billion deal for Spain’s Ono, by Kate Holton The Wall Street Journal Alibaba: A mix of Amazon, eBay and PayPal with […]
