The cost of economic uncertainty
It’s no secret that our economy runs on consumers’ willingness to buy — everything from pet supplies to clothing to appliances. But leading up to the always-crucial holiday season, how are retailers supposed to...
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International Business Times hopes to make its mark around the world
In May, business journalist Jeffrey Rothfeder was named editor in chief of International Business Times, a business news site. The International Business Times, which is based in New York, has 10 country editions and...
U.S. could face rating cut next year
Moody’s Investors Service, following fellow rating agency Standard & Poor’s, said the U.S. could lose its Aaa rating next year if Congress doesn’t take orderly action to reduce the nation’s debt. From the Wall...
The ties that connect Nelson Rockefeller, Henry Luce and the Times’ Gardiner Harris
The bride, according to news reports, wore an ivory antique-lace blouse and a blue and ivory silk brocade skirt belonging to her maternal grandmother, Elizabeth Roberts Clark. The groom, a seventh-generation Kentuckian, was an...
The cost of an education
With students streaming back to college campuses, flooding their favorite bars and restaurants, and shelling out for books, there have been several timely pieces on the cost of college. Several have even questioned whether...
Reuters vs. GM: Who is right?
This morning, Reuters published a story that began with this lead: General Motors Co sold a record number of Chevrolet Volt sedans in August — but that probably isn’t a good thing for the...
Treasury cuts AIG stake
News broke Sunday that U.S. Treasury Department would sell at least $18 billion of its holdings in A.I.G to slash the government’s stake. This would make the first time that less than half the...
Watchdog financial journalism is nearly 200 years old
One of the continuing arguments about the quality of financial journalism is that in the past it wasn’t as tough as it should be in uncovering unscrupulous companies and fraud. However, new research by...
Fashion Friday
On a recent trip to New York, I was sitting out a two-hour plane delay watching the U.S. Open and drinking a beer. Half of the screens in the bar were tuned into the...
Business journalism and political coverage
Kent Hoover has been Washington bureau chief for American City Business Journals since 1999. Before that, he was editor of Washington Business Journal and Orlando Business Journal. He started with ACBJ in 1986 as...
