Talking Biz News Today — Feb. 1, 2018
Some of Thursday’s top business news stories: Associated Press Fed leaves key rate unchanged at Yellen’s final meeting, by Martin Crutsinger Insurance claims from California wildfires near $12 billion, by Jonathan Cooper Bloomberg EBay to ditch PayPal for Dutch processor Adyen, by Spencer Soper and Julie Verhage CBS board plans to discuss Viacom at Thursday meeting, by Lucas Shaw and Nabila Ahmed Fortune […]
Coverage: Amazon, Berkshire, JP Morgan partner on health care
Amazon.com Inc., Berkshire Hathaway Inc. and JPMorgan Chase & Co. said on Tuesday they will form a company to cut health costs for hundreds of thousands of their employees. Caroline Humer and David Henry of Reuters had the news: The move by three of the best-known U.S. business leaders – Amazon’s Jeff Bezos, Berkshire’s Warren Buffett and JPMorgan’s Jamie Dimon […]
Talking Biz News Today — Jan. 31, 2018
Some of Wednesday’s top business news stories: Associated Press U.S. stocks have biggest drop since August, led by health care, by Alex Veiga Pfizer, riding tax change, puts up huge 4Q profit, by Linda A. Johnson Bloomberg U.S. probes Apple over updates that slow older iPhones, by Tom Schoenberg, Matt Robinson and Matt Gurman U.S. regulators subpoena crypto exchange Bitfinex, […]
How a Minneapolis biz news desk is covering the Super Bowl
Thom Kupper is assistant managing editor for business news at the Minneapolis Star Tribune, where he oversees a team of 20 reporters and editors. He joined the Star Tribune in 2010 as senior business editor, in charge of the Sunday business section, and moved to his current role in 2015. In his time at the […]
Coverage: Keurig maker to combine with Dr Pepper Snapple
Dr Pepper Snapple Group is merging with Keurig Green Mountain to create beverage giant with an estimated $11 billion in annual revenues, the companies said Monday. Kevin McCoy and Zlati Meyer of USA Today had the story: The deal brings together some of the soft drink and juice world’s best known names — Dr Pepper, 7UP, Snapple, A&W, Mott’s, Sunkist and […]
Talking Biz News Today — Jan. 30, 2018
Some of Tuesday’s top business news stories: Associated Press Technology companies lead modest pullback in U.S. stocks, by Alex Veiga Super Bowl ads aim for the heart — and sometimes lower, by Mae Anderson Bloomberg MetLife finds accounting issue, boosts pension, annuity reserves, by Katherine Chiglinsky Michael Dell weighs combining two businesses into one, by Alex Barinka Fortune Tyson […]
Coverage: Wynn Resorts CEO under fire for harassment allegations
Dozens of people have recounted a pattern of sexual misconduct by Las Vegas mogul Steve Wynn, the CEO of Wynn Resorts, in a Wall Street Journal article that details how he sexualized his workplace and pressured workers to perform sex acts. Michael Sheetz of CNBC.com reported that the company’s stock fell 10 percent as a result: […]
Talking Biz News Today — Jan. 29, 2018
Some of Monday’s top business news stories: Associated Press Manmade quakes force Dutch to face future without gas, by Mike Corder Kochs to spend $20 million to promote tax overhaul, by Steve Peoples Bloomberg Volkswagen apologizes for testing diesel fumes on monkeys, by Elisabeth Behrmann How hedge funds secretly get their way in Washington, by Zachary Mider and Ben Elgin Fortune […]
Coverage: Starbucks now sees slowing sales across the globe
Starbucks posted disappointing sales growth in all its major regions on Thursday, signaling that it now has bigger problems than an overly saturated U.S. market. Leslie Patton of Bloomberg News had the story: The results from the quarter ending on Dec. 31 sent shares down as much as 5.8 percent in late trading in New York. “Our holiday merchandise […]
Talking Biz News Today — Jan. 26, 2018
Some of Friday’s top business news stories: Associated Press Losses for airlines, tech mostly offset other stock gains, by Marley Jay EPA ends clean air policy opposed by fossil fuel interests, by Michael Biesecker Bloomberg Intel’s rosy sales outlook indicates demand is holding up, by Ian King Wall Street wants a little bit more debt volatility, by Liz McCormick […]
