Talking Biz News Today — March 8, 2019
Some of Friday’s top business news stories: Associated Press A hot US job market is coaxing people in from the sidelines, by Christoper Rugaber Run, bull, run. Longest US bull market looks to keep going, by Alex Veiga and Damian J. Troise Bloomberg Amazon suppliers panic amid purge aimed at boosting profits, by Spencer Soper […]
How a decline in labor coverage has hurt the media
Steven Greenhouse, the former labor reporter at the New York Times, writes for the Columbia Journalism Review about how a decline in labor coverage has hurt trust in the media. Greenhouse writes, “A steelworker remarked that ‘the American worker has been put on the back burner’ by the media. Several workers said they wanted more […]
Coverage: CEOs say they’re hiring more workers without degrees
Chief executives of major companies said at a White House forum on Wednesday that they are hiring more Americans without college degrees as they search to find increasingly scarce applicants for open jobs. David Shepardson of Reuters had the news: “We have a chance to employ so many more people – and not always with […]
Talking Biz News Today — March 7, 2019
Some of Thursday’s top business news stories: Associated Press Zuckerberg promises a privacy-friendly Facebook, sort of, by Michael Liedtke A record-breaking U.S. trade deficit: Does it really matter? by Josh Boak Bloomberg Volcker 2.0 to face do-over after Wall Street complaints, by Jesse Hamilton GE plunges again, imperiling new CEO’s rally, by Rick Cloughand Esha […]
Coverage: New home sales rose in December
Sales of new homes in the U.S. rose in December, closing a weak year for the housing market. Harriet Torry of The Wall Street Journal had the news: New-home sales increased 3.7% from a month earlier to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 621,000, the Commerce Department said Tuesday. Economists surveyed by The Wall Street Journal had […]
Talking Biz News Today — March 6, 2019
Some of Wednesday’s top business news stories: Associated Press Holiday season defines winners and lowers in retail, by Anne D’Innocenzio Industrial, tech companies pull US stocks slightly lower, by Damian J. Troise and Alex Veiga Bloomberg Johnson & Johnson’s fast-acting depression drug approved in U.S., by Cynthia Koons U.S. budget deficit widens 77 percent, by Katia Dmitrieva Fortune Target just posted […]
Coverage: U.S. stocks fall amid concern over China trade deal
U.S. stock indexes closed lower on Monday, as investors appeared to need some convincing the United States and China would reach a trade agreement and weaker-than-expected construction data did not help their mood. Sinéad Carew of Reuters had the news: U.S. Commerce Department data helped to sour the mood as it showed construction spending fell […]
Talking Biz News Today — March 5, 2019
Some of Tuesday’s top business news stories: Associated Press UK auto industry under siege as Brexit pressure escalates, by Danica Kirka AT&T shakes up WarnerMedia to emphasize streaming, by Tali Arbel Bloomberg Trump plans to end key trade preferences for India and Turkey, by Jenny Leonard and Jennifer Jacobs Evidence grows that Trump’s trade wars are hitting U.S. economy, by Shawn […]
Coverage: Inflation fell below Fed’s 2% goal in 2018
Inflation fell short of the Federal Reserve Board’s 2 percent target in 2018 for a seventh consecutive year, though a closely watched measure of underlying price pressures gained traction in December. Paul Kiernan of The Wall Street Journal had the news: The Fed’s preferred inflation gauge, the personal-consumption-expenditures price index, rose 1.75% in December from a year […]
Talking Biz News Today — March 4, 2019
Some of Monday’s top business news stories: Associated Press Electrics, compacts and SUVs share stage at Geneva auto show, by David McHugh Johnson & Johnson research head aims to block, cure diseases, by Linda A. Johnson Bloomberg Why billions of barrels of oil go untapped by Brazil, by Peter Millard This is what peak car looks like, by Keith […]
