CNBC.com seeks an auto reporter
CNBC Digital is looking for an auto reporter to cover the industry’s biggest and hottest carmakers, focusing on Ford, General Motors, Fiat Chrysler and Tesla in the U.S. The ideal candidate will be able to juggle both breaking real-time news as well as long-form features and executive profiles. It’s a demanding and expansive beat with […]
Coverage: Boeing is cutting 737 Max production
Boeing Co. is cutting production of 737 Max jets as the company moves quickly to finalize a fix that will get the grounded aircraft flying again. Phil LeBeau of CNBC had the news: Boeing’s monthly production of the aircraft, involved in two crashes since October, is dropping by 20 percent from the current level of 52 […]
Coverage: Auto sales post first quarter decline
Major auto makers on Tuesday posted declines in U.S. sales for the first quarter, adding pressure on car companies already grappling with weaker conditions in important markets globally. Adrienne Roberts of The Wall Street Journal had the news: The first-quarter decline makes it likely that full-year U.S. sales will fall below 17 million vehicles for the […]
Coverage: FedEx drops its 2019 projections for a second time
FedEx Corp. on Tuesday cut its 2019 profit forecast for the second time in three months, sending its shares down 5 percent and fueling fresh worries it is losing ground in Europe to delivery rivals United Parcel Service Inc. and Deutsche Post DHL Group. Lisa Baertlein and Ankit Ajmera of Reuters had the news: The profit warning and […]
How a Seattle Times reporter broke the Boeing story
Joe Allsop of Columbia Journalism Review writes about Seattle Times aerospace reporter Dominic Gates and his dogged reporting of Boeing. Allsop writes, “In the days after the incident, Dominic Gates, an aerospace reporter at The Seattle Times, learned from a source that Boeing, which has a huge presence around Seattle, was preparing to warn airlines […]
Coverage: Boeing’s 737 MAX jets are grounded by U.S.
The Federal Aviation Administration on Wednesday grounded all Boeing 737 Max jets in the U.S., citing new evidence that showed similarities between two fatal crashes of the planes that have killed 346 people in less than five months. Leslie Josephs and Kevin Breuninger of CNBC.com had the news: The move marks a stunning turnaround for the U.S., which has […]
Coverage: Tesla reverses course, will keep more stores open
Tesla Inc. rolled back plans to close stores on Monday and will raise prices on some of its electric-vehicle models, an about-face after the auto maker said last month it would shut many of its locations and move sales online only. Kimberly Chin and Esther Fung of The Wall Street Journal had the news: After closing 10% of its locations, […]
USA Today’s Mutzabaugh hired by The Points Guy
USA Today aviation industry journalist Ben Mutzabaugh has been hired by The Points Guy as senior aviation editor. Ashley Lutz writes, “Mutzabaugh comes to The Points Guy from USA TODAY, where he is best known for launching the industry-leading Today in the Sky blog in 2002. This new hire comes on the heels of another big win for […]
WSJ seeks a logistics reporter
The Wall Street Journal is looking for a reporter to cover logistics, supply chain and freight transportation issues, trends and news for the professional Logistics Report, with an eye toward how developments in logistics and shipping reflect broader trends in economic and trade growth. Specific areas of coverage, both domestic and international, include: Logistics and […]
Washington Post taps Siddiqui to cover tech and transportation
Washington Post business editor David Cho, deputy business editor Zachary Goldfarb, and technology editor Christina Passariello sent out the following announcement on Friday: We are excited to announce that Faiz Siddiqui will be The Washington Post’s new technology reporter covering automation and future of transportation. Faiz will cover how Uber, Waymo, Tesla and other technology companies […]
