Coverage: Verizon strikes new deal to stream NFL games
Verizon has signed a new multi-year agreement with the NFL to carry football games on mobile phones and will allow other carriers’ customers to watch as well. Daniel Goldman of CNNMoney.com had the news: Starting in January, anyone with a smartphone will be able to watch games airing in their local market. So if you live in […]
Talking Biz News Today — Dec. 12, 2017
Some of Tuesday’s top business news stories: Associated Press Bitcoin futures soar amid frenzy over virtual currency, by Ken Sweet U.S. stocks close modestly higher; Dow, S&P 500 hit new highs, by Alex Veiga Bloomberg A Disney deal for Fox is coming within days, by David Hellier and Anousha Sakoui Buffett’s about to get $3 billion back from Burger King […]
Coverage: Bitcoin futures begin trading
Bitcoin prices jumped on Sunday evening right as the Cboe Futures Exchange began trading futures on the cryptocurrency. Fred Imbert of CNBC.com had the news: The digital currency was at $14,890 right at 6 p.m. New York time and then surged about $600 to $15,500.13 as of 7:17 p.m. on the Coinbase exchange. The new futures were up […]
Talking Biz News Today — Dec. 11, 2017
Some of Monday’s top business news stories: Associated Press Sexual misconduct often part of the job in hospitality work, by Don Babwin Las Vegas’ overhauled Monte Carlo transformed into Park MGM, by Regina Garcia Cano Bloomberg Bitcoin futures trading opens, bringing crypto to Wall Street, by Rob Urban and Camila Russo BlackRock is buying the bonds most at risk from […]
Coverage: GE is cutting 12,000 jobs
General Electric Co. plans to cut 12,000 jobs, or almost one-fifth of the power division’s global workforce, underscoring GE’s bad bet on an old-school industry as natural gas loses favor and renewable energy gains. Rick Clough of Climate Changed (via Bloomberg) had the story: The company’s $10 billion deal to buy Alstom SA’s assets two years ago […]
Talking Biz News Today — Dec. 8, 2017
Some of Friday’s top business news stories: Associated Press S&P 500 snaps losing streak as industrials, tech stocks rise, by Stan Choe Bitcoin soars then falls back; banks raise risk concerns, by Ken Sweet Bloomberg Truck full of CFA exams hijacked in Rio crime wave, by Kariny Leal and Julie Leite After decades of hints, Buffett’s heir apparent may be […]
Coverage: Productivity rebounds while wages rise
U.S. worker productivity rebounded in the third quarter while hourly wages rose moderately, further signs the economy is strengthening. Josh Mitchell of The Wall Street Journal had the news: Productivity — a measure of goods and services produced in the U.S. per hour worked — rose at a 3% annual rate in July through September, the […]
Talking Biz News Today — Dec. 7, 2017
Some of Thursday’s top business news stories: Associated Press In the age of Amazon, Walmart is changing its legal name, by Anne D’Innocenzio Small risk of breast cancer seek with hormone contraceptives, by Carla K. Johnson Bloomberg Asian stocks rise as route abates, dollar steady, by Adam Haigh Fox deal or not, Iger can’t stay at Disney forever, […]
Coverage: Disney and 21st Century Fox near a deal
Walt Disney Co. and Twenty-First Century Fox are closing in on a deal, and it could come as soon as next week, with one of Rupert Murdoch’s sons in line to become the next CEO of Disney. David Faber of CNBC had the news: The deal contemplates the sale of Fox’s Nat Geo, Star, regional sports […]
Talking Biz News Today — Dec. 6, 2017
Some of Wednesday’s top business news stories: Associated Press Tax overhaul could chill U.S. affordable housing construction, by Gillian Flaccus Google blocks YouTube on Amazon devices in escalating feud, by Michael Liedtke Bloomberg NYSE owner says “we may be stupid” for waiting on Bitcoin futures, by Michael Leising More Tesla batteries plug into hurricane-wrecked Puerto Rico, by Brian Eckhouse […]
