Categories: Media Moves

Talking Biz News Today – Feb. 12, 2016

Some of Friday’s top business news stories:

The Wall Street Journal

Thomson Reuters moves to sell IP & science unit, tops earnings views, by Lisa Beilfuss

Rio Tinto swings to annual loss, alters dividend policy, by Rhiannon Hoyle

Bloomberg

‘We are running under the radar’: Morgan Stanley in $3.2 billion mortgage-bond pact, by Christie Smythe

These renters were hit hardest by the financial crisis, by Patrick Clark

The Associated Press

Average U.S. rate on 30-year mortgage falls to 3.65 percent

Applications for U.S. jobless aid fell sharply last week, by Josh Boak

Reuters

Twitter disappoints investors as user growth hits wall, by Lehar Maan and Yasmeen Abutaleb

Fed’s Yellen sticks to her guns as market rout worsens, by Lindsay Dunsmuir

Quartz

Something is ailing New York hotels, but it might not be Airbnb, by Alison Griswold

Fitbit is partnering with one of New York’s hottest fashion brands in hopes of finally looking cool, by Marc Bain

News about business journalism:

Economist sees 31 percent growth in digital readers

Thomson Reuters reports higher profit

Can Business Insider work in Germany?

SABEW seeks board candidates

A business journalist who thinks about Valentine’s Day in puns

Quartz launches app for iPhone

This date in business journalism history:

2008: The most coveted beat in journalism

2015: Seeking Alpha CEO: We’re in business of helping people

Business journalism birthdays: 

Feb. 12: Andrea Ludtke with Fox Business Network

Take TBN’s 2016 salary survey of business journalists HERE.

Lauren Thomas

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