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Talking Biz News Today — Dec. 12, 2017

December 12, 2017

Posted by Chris Roush

TBNSome 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 owner, by Noah Buhayar and Craig Giammona

Fortune

An 82-year-old VC makes a splash with young startups, by Jeff John Roberts

Three things to know about how Bitcoin futures actually work, by Lucinda Shen

Reuters

Asia wagers global cheer will outlive Fed tightening, by Wayne Cole

Exxon to provide details on climate-change impact on its businesses, by Ross Kerber and Gary McWilliams

News about business journalism

The Information provides value because it doesn’t try to be comprehensive

Arends hired by Barron’s to cover small cap stocks

Bloomberg’s Ahmed moves to M&A team

Fast Company’s Pastore joins Gizmodo

Washington Post tapes Harwell to cover AI and big data

NY Times hires Flitter as banking reporter

NY Times biz desk hires Collins as story editor

Chozick joining NY Times biz desk as writer at large

This date in business journalism

2012: “Nightly Business Report” lays off seven, closes Chicago bureau

2007: BusinessWeek reorganizes, confirms dozen layoffs

Business journalism birthdays: 

Dec. 12: Liz Claman of Fox Business Network

Dec. 12: Melissa Francis of Fox Business Network

Dec. 12: Jon Fortt of CNBC

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