US interest rates cut for third time this year
The Federal Reserve has cut U.S. interest rates for the third time in 2019, reports The Guardian. The move comes as an attempt to keep the longest running period of growth in the country’s...
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Talking Biz News Today — October 31, 2019
Some of Thursday’s top business news stories: Associated Press Fiat Chrysler, PSA Peugeot boards approve merger, by Colleen Barry, Tom Kirsher, Angela Charlton Twitter pulls back on political ads, but pitfalls await, by Rachel...
Twitter bans political ads
Twitter has decided to ban all political advertising on its platform beginning in late November. Irina Ivanova had the news for CBS: Twitter is halting all political advertisements across its social media platform starting...
Ellie MacDonald to speak at university journalism and media week
The founder and managing director of MacComms, a Leeds-based PR agency is set to host a session at Leeds Trinity University as part on the university’s journalism and media week, according to reports. Ellie...
CBC News Washington Bureau hires Simpson as foreign correspondent
Katie Simpson has been hired as a foreign correspondent at the CBC News Washington Bureau. According to her tweet, she will be taking on the new role in January. Previously, she has worked as...
Role of women in journalism with Julia Wallace
Julia Wallace was among the first women who decided to become a journalist in the post-Watergate era in 1978. According to reports, a flood of gender discrimination lawsuits in the 1970s forced newsrooms around...
Talking Biz News Today — Oct. 30, 2019
Some of Wednesday’s top business news stories: Associated Press Fed is expected to cut rates but may offer little guidance, by Christopher Rugaber Fiat Chrysler confirms talks with French carmaker Peugeot, by Colleen Barry...
Fiat Chrysler, Peugeot in tie-up talks
Fiat Chrysler and Peugeot are discussing a possible tie-up. Giulio Piovaccari and Sudip Kar-Gupta reported the news for Reuters: Fiat Chrysler (FCHA.MI) and Peugeot owner PSA (PEUP.PA) are in talks over a potential tie-up...
Carmakers join Trump against California’s emissions laws
A number of large carmakers have declared their support for the Trump administration in a lawsuit launched by an environmental organization aiming to allow California to set its own emissions rules. Tom Krisher and...
Talking Biz News Today — Oct. 29, 2019
Some of Tuesday’s top business news stories: Associated Press Automakers side with Trump in legal fight with California, by Tom Krisher Ellen Knickmeyer Google falls short on third-quarter profit, by Rachel Lerman CNN Fitbit...
