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Talking Biz News Today — April 25, 2014

April 25, 2014

Posted by Meredith Hamrick

Some of Friday’s top business stories:

The New York Times

Profit at Ford Motor plunges 39%, by Bill Vlasic
Amazon’s shrinking profit sets off a seismic shock to its sinking shares, by James B. Stewart

The Wall Street Journal

Clashes over power threaten $35 billion ad agency merger, by Suzanne Vranica and Ruth Bender
Cotton’s crown threatened by manmade fibers, by Alexandra Wexler

Reuters

U.S. alleges insider trading in eBay deal, by Jonathan Stempel and Sarah N. Lynch

The Associated Press

A fading middle-class perk: lower mortgage rates, by Josh Boak

Quartz

Putin may dismiss sanctions, but he can’t ignore stagflation, by Jason Karaian

Today in business journalism

TheStreet to pay Cramer $2.5 million in royalties in 2014
Puget Sound Biz Journal redesign due to large increase in online visitors
O’Kelley to take over Bloomberg’s D.C. operations
NYT’s Morgenson talks about covering Wall Street
Housing is still hurting the economy

This date in business journalism history

2006: Lawsuit accuses PC World of inflating circulation 
2008: WSJ editorial oversight committee failed in first test

Business journalism birthdays:

April 25: Morgan Brennan of CNBC

April 25: Henry Unger of Atlanta Journal-Constitution

April 25: Phil LeBeau of CNBC

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