New beat for Bloomberg reporter Courtney
Federal transportation reporter Shaun Courtney will be switching to a new beat and will now be covering homeland security for Bloomberg Government as a senior reporter. Before joining Bloomberg, Courtney was an investigative reporting intern with The Washington Post. There, she reported and wrote about toy guns and their role in deadly officer-involved shootings. She […]
Senate passes $8.3-bln coronavirus package
The Senate passed a proposal for an $8.3-billion aid package to help various agencies fight the coronavirus outbreak. Andrew Taylor reported the news for the AP: President Donald Trump is expected to sign an $8.3 billion measure to help tackle the coronavirus outbreak. The legislation would provide federal public health agencies money for vaccines, tests […]
Bloomberg News returns to normal election coverage
Bloomberg News editor in chief John Micklethwait sent out the following message to the staff on Wednesday: Now that Mike has said he is leaving the race for President, we will return to our normal coverage of the election; we will follow exactly the same coverage rules for the Democratic presidential candidates and President Donald […]
Fed announces first emergency rate cut since 2008 crisis
The Federal Reserve cut the key interest rate by half a percentage point in the first emergency cut since the 2008 financial crisis. Anneken Tappe reported the news for CNN: The Federal Reserve slashed interest rates by half a percentage point on Tuesday, a bold attempt to give the US economy a jolt in the […]
U.S. economy grows 2.1% in Q4 2019
The American economy grew by 2.1% during the fourth quarter of last year. Martin Crutsinger reported the news for the AP: The U.S. economy grew at an annual rate of 2.1% in the final quarter of last year, but damage from the spreading coronavirus is likely depressing growth in the current quarter and for the […]
WSJ seeks a White House reporter
The Wall Street Journal is looking for an experienced and aggressive reporter to join our team covering the White House. The job involves daily and pool duty as part of a rotation and we expect you to juggle breaking news with incisive enterprise reporting. You will also have a role in coverage of the 2020 […]
IRS to check on wealthy taxpayers evading taxes
The IRS will start visiting high-income individuals who don’t file their tax returns. Sarah Skidmore Sell reported the news for the AP: If you earn six figures and haven’t been filing your taxes, the IRS may come knocking. The agency said Wednesday that it is stepping up its efforts to visit high-income taxpayers who failed […]
Washington accuses Huawei of racketeering
U.S. prosecutors have accused Huawei of racketeering, planning to steal trade secrets and assisting Iran. Karen Freifeld reported the news for Reuters: U.S. prosecutors on Thursday accused Huawei of stealing trade secrets and helping Iran track protesters in its latest indictment against the Chinese company, escalating the U.S. battle with the world’s largest telecommunications equipment […]
MarketWatch.com seeks corporate regulation reporter/editor
MarketWatch seeks an editor/reporter who can oversee coverage of one of the most important and exciting stories of the moment: corporate and financial regulation. Important, because the economy, society and the future of capitalism are at stake. Exciting, since due to the festering showdown between Big Tech and government, and the widening GAAP between corporate […]
2020 budget planned at $4.8 trillion
President Trump is proposing a 2020 budget of $4.8 trillion, including higher defense spending and no change in social security and Medicare benefits. Andrew Taylor reported the news for the AP: President Donald Trump is offering a $4.8 trillion election-year budget plan that recycles previously rejected cuts to domestic programs to promise a balanced budget […]
