Coverage: E-Commerce giants under scrutiny
European regulators are putting some online U.S. retailers under the microscope as they look into whether some large companies are thwarting online competition. The New York Times had these details in a story by Mark Scott: European officials on Wednesday opened an antitrust investigation into whether large technology companies were impeding competition in online shopping, […]
Coverage: Fed under scrutiny
The Federal Reserve Board is being investigated about disclosure of confidential information, and even Chairwoman Janet Yellen is coming under fire. At heart is a report by a financial adviser revealing information about a closed meeting. The New York Times story by Binyamin Appelbaum had these details: The Federal Reserve said on Monday that the Justice […]
Dallas Morning News biz section sticks with its strengths
Paulina Blanc writes about the strategy of the Dallas Morning News business news desk for the American History of Business Journalism website. Blanc writes, “In order to survive in the current digital revolution major news entities are pushing toward digital and diversity in their coverage, while the business desk of The Dallas Morning News is […]
Coverage: New head at Cisco
John Chambers is stepping down as head of Cisco, the company he’s run for the past 20 years. He named long-term veteran Charles Robbins to take his post. The New York Times story by Quentin Hardy had these details about the moves: After 20 years of running Cisco Systems, John Chambers is stepping down as chief […]
WSJ goes deep with logistics coverage strategy
Ricardo Bilton of Digiday writes about The Wall Street Journal‘s decision to launch a team that covers the logistics beat. Bilton writes, “Logistics Report is the latest in a string of vertical Wall Street Journal sub-brands, the first of which, CFO Journal, launched back in 2011. That launch was followed up a year later with […]
Coverage: China manufacturing down
The news out of China continues to be disappointing with manufacturing putting in one of its worst performances. That’s not good news for those looking to the economic giant for growth. The Wall Street Journal story by Liyan Qi had these details: China’s manufacturing sector in April turned in its weakest performance in a year, […]
Coverage: NY Times Co. posts loss
The New York Times Co. reported a first quarter loss on Thursday. Despite being in the red, many pundits managed to find some areas that were looking up. Bloomberg even ran a headline talking about digital growth instead of focusing on the losses. Gerry Smith’s story for Bloomberg focused on the digital subscriber growth – […]
Coverage: When will rates rise?
With slower than expected economic growth numbers this morning, it was no surprise that the Federal Reserve Board pushed off raising rates, leaving it vague on when that might happen. The Wall Street Journal story by Jeffrey Sparshott and Jon Hilsenrath offered these details about the Fed’s decision: The Federal Reserve on Wednesday, seeking […]
Coverage: Twitter drops after earnings leaked on Twitter
Twitter got a taste of what it’s like to be a celebrity on its own platform after the company’s first quarter results were leaked – in a tweet. Serelity, a financial information site, reported about an hour before the company was scheduled to release results that it would miss expectations, sending the stock down 18 […]
Coverage: Obama urges adoption of trade deal
President Barack Obama went on a public relations campaign arguing that the Asia free-trade deal was good for the U.S. He also made the case that China would step into the void if the deal didn’t pass. In an interview with Gerald F. Seib of The Wall Street Journal, Obama made his case for passed […]
