Frankie Flack: Hey journalists, you blur the lines too
Man, I feel for the guys to Status Labs, the PR firm that got outed earlier this month for trying to buy their way onto CNBC. Now, I’m not going to defend the practice...
Talking Biz News
Coverage: Wal-Mart wants to be your bank
Not only does Wal-Mart want to sell you everything under the sun for less, it also wants to be your bank. It’s been rumored for years, but now it looks like Wal-Mart is moving...
Talking Biz News Today — Sept. 25, 2014
Some of Thursday’s top stores The New York Times Under new leadership, BlackBerry unveils the Passport, its newest smartphone, by Ian Austen Comcast lashes out at rivals opposed to merger plan, by Emily Steel...
Coverage: Home Depot breach gets bigger
The Home Depot breach just keeps getting worse. The number of fraudulent deals from compromised cards is increasing and the company is coming under fire. What’s worse is that apparently Home Depot knew there...
Talking Biz News Today — Sept. 24, 2014
Some of Wednesday’s top stories: The New York Times Big soda makers agree on effort to cut Americans’ drink calories, by Stephanie Strom Finding a door into banking, Walmart prepares to offer checking accounts,...
Coverage: Government tries to curb inversions
The U.S. government is tired of companies moving overseas to avoid paying corporate taxes. But can they actually do anything about it? The Treasury Department seems to think so. Bloomberg’s Richard Rubin and Ian...
Talking Biz News Today — Sept. 23, 2014
Some of Tuesday’s top stories: The New York Times U.S. acts to curb firms’ moves overseas to avoid taxes, by Julie Hirschfeld Davis A tailor-made publisher taking over Jeff Bezos’ Washington Post, by Jennifer...
Coverage: The implications of rising college tuition
While students on college campuses across the country as well into their semesters, the rising cost of going to school continues to be a hot topic with the media. The Pittsburgh Tribune had a...
Talking Biz News Today — Sept. 22, 2014
Some of Monday’s top stories: The New York Times China clamps down on web, pinching companies like Google, by Keith Bradsher and Paul Mozur Fall TV season has buzz, but it’s growing softer, by...
Coverage: The biggest IPO ever
Well, it doesn’t get more exciting than this – the biggest initial public offering in the history of initial public offerings was sold tonight. Alibaba, the Chinese online retailing giant, raised billions of dollars....
