Some of Thursday’s top business news stories:
The New York Times
Sports Authority bankruptcy part of larger wave, by Liz Moyer
Statistics from China say coal consumption continues to drop, by Edward Wong
Bloomberg
Almost a billion homes may run on solar energy by 2020, by Anna Hirtenstein
Lotus attempts to wow with two model upgrades in Geneva, by Hannah Elliott
The Associated Press
Pioneering Oklahoma energy CEO dies in fiery car crash, by Sean Murphy
Even as gas prices rise, drivers will save at the pump, by David Koenig
Reuters
U.S. airlines vie for limited routes to Cuba, by Jeffrey Dastin
Target to invest billions to improve supply chain, ramp up online growth, by Nandita Bose
News about business journalism:
Why CNET is now publishing fiction
CNBC Digital names money editor, hires per fi editor, writer
How Forbes digital revenue grew
Re/code hires BuzzFeed’s Bhuiyan to cover tech and transportation
This date in business journalism history:
2009: Fox Business Network success unlikely due to the competition
2013: WSJ launches page for app news
Business journalism birthdays
March 3: Scott B. Nelson of The Oregonian Media Group
March 3: John Arwood of The Charlotte Observer
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STAT News has hired Daniel Payne as a Washington correspondent. Payne has been a health care reporter…
Financial news wire MT Newswires has launched "Private Market Insider," a news service covering largest…
Sarah Ebner has been named director of editorial growth and engagement at the Financial Times. She…
SLM Media Group—the locally owned and operated publisher of a suite of newsletters, podcasts, St.…
Transformer is seeking a Managing Editor to grow our coverage of transformative AI systems into the…
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