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Talking Biz News Today — March 2, 2020

March 2, 2020

Posted by Irina Slav

Some of Monday’s top business news stories:

Associated Press

AT&T launches new online TV service as video customers fall, by Tali Arbel

House passes bill protecting veteran-owned businesses

CNN

Twitter is reportedly being targeted by an activist shareholder seeking to replace Jack Dorsey, by Shannon Liao

UK-EU trade talks start Monday. Britain is already threatening to walk away, by Charles Riley

The Wall Street Journal

AmEx Staff Misled Small-Business Owners to Boost Card Sign-Ups, by AnnaMaria Andriotis

Specialty Grocers Lose Their Edge, by Jaewon Kang

CNBC

Walmart names Sam’s Club exec Jamie Iannone to key leadership role in US e-commerce, by Melissa Repko

BMW, Porsche to debut new cars online after coronavirus outbreak cancels Geneva auto show, by Michael Wyland

Reuters

Harley-Davidson looks for new leadership to end its sales struggle, by Rajesh Kumar Singh

Sanofi to pay $11.9 million to resolve U.S. drug charity kickback probe, by Nat Raymond

News about business journalism

Wichita Biz Journal editor Roy discloses ALS diagnosis

SABEW creates Xana Fund to support mid-career, female journalists

Data editor McCartney departing Cincinnati Biz Courier

CoStar Group hires Burke to cover San Fran real estate

When a presidential candidate tweets out a biz reporter’s story

How Purdue Pharma’s owners tried to influence Bloomberg coverage

WSJ podcast host Gittleson set to join The Economist

WSJ strikes journalism/technology partnership with college

Acuris Global managing editor Heiberger set to depart

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