Paper cuts stock listings, hears from readers
The Bristol Herald Courier, the paper on the Virginia/Tennessee border, cut its stock listings last week and switched to the AP’s Money & Markets page, and heard from a number of readers, wrote managing editor Jeff Foster. Now, it’s considered making changes to appease those readers. Foster wrote, “The Associated Press launched this new Money […]
Toronto biz section undergoes overhaul
The Toronto Globe and Mail’s “Report on Business” section has completed a major renovation that includes changes to its stock listings as well as columnists, wrote editor John Stackhouse in Monday’s paper. Stackhouse wrote, “Today, we introduce a weekly Agenda page as a forum for outside views on the most pressing business issues facing Canada. […]
Sarasota Sunday business section "suspended"
Mike Connelly, executive editor of the Sarasota Herald-Tribune, writes in a column that the Sunday business section is being suspended partly because of a weak local economy. Connelly wrote, “We hate to do this, but the Internet has changed the value of Sunday business. “For decades, Sunday business sections were built around weekly stock listings. […]
Virginia paper brings back Saturday stock listings
The Hampton Roads Daily Press, which earlier this month cuts its weekly roundup Saturday stock listings, is now bringing them back after hearing from readers. A short item in the paper Friday stated, “A few weeks ago, when we replaced the daily stocks with a Money & Markets page that focused on perspective, not listings, […]
Austin paper revamps biz section
The Austin American-Statesman newspaper in Texas said Tuesday that it is revamping its business section, including what appears to be overhauling its stock market listings and putting more of that information on its web site. The paper said, “The American-Statesman is adding more local business news and revising our market package, with more local news […]
Baltimore Sun cuts stock listings further
The Baltimore Sun, which has cut the stock listings printed in the business section twice in the past three years, is taking another whack at them, according to a short note from Bernie Kohn, assistant managing editor of business. Kohn wrote, “The Sun’s weekly markets package is being moved online, where it will appear each […]
Suburban Philly paper cuts stock listings
The Bucks County Courier Times is cutting its stock listings in favor of the AP’s Money & Markets page, according to a story in Sunday’s paper. Rose Venditti McIver wrote, “Most of our agate (the small type) listings will remain on the four days we run the Money & Markets package. We’ll run 1,024 listings […]
Changes at Colorado Springs biz section
The Colorado Springs Gazette is expanding its Sunday business section and adding daily features during the week while also introducing the AP’s Money & Markets page for its stock listings. In a short story in Sunday’s paper, the Gazette stated, “These changes are aimed at providing the news and information you need as you work, […]
California paper adds "Money & Markets" page
The Palm Springs Desert Sun in California says it will triple the space devoted to stock listings by introducing the Associated Press’ “Money & Markets” page this week. Business editor Kakie Urch wrote, “At a time when Wall Street’s volatility has dominated headlines and conversations in the valley, The Desert Sun has decided to triple […]
Illinois paper to cut stock listings
The Elgin Courier News, a Sun-Times newspaper, said Sunday that it would cut its stock listings beginning next week, according to a short item in the paper. The story stated, “So starting Tuesday, we plan to revamp the financial pages. Stock listings will be replaced by a page of information and graphics on metals, currencies, […]
