New York Times seeks Apple reporter
The tech industry is underpinned by behemoth companies, led by the biggest of them all: Apple. The New York Times is seeking an ambitious and wide-ranging reporter to cover Apple’s big personalities, game-changing products and the company’s broader effects on society, jobs, supply chains, privacy, digital security and more. Apple is ever more interesting as […]
Coverage: Uber picks Expedia CEO as its new leader
Uber selected Dara Khosrowshahi, who leads online travel company Expedia, to be chief executive, capping a contentious search process as the ride-hailing company seeks to move past a turbulent period. Mike Isaac of The New York Times had the news: Mr. Khosrowshahi emerged as the leading C.E.O. candidate over a weekend of Uber board meetings with […]
Coverage: Amazon to lower Whole Foods prices beginning Monday
Amazon.com Inc. said it will cut prices on a range of popular goods as it completes its acquisition of Whole Foods Market Inc., sending shares of rival grocers tumbling on fears that brutal market share battles will intensify. David Shepardson and Lisa Baertlein of Reuters had the news: Amazon’s $13.7 billion purchase of Whole Foods, which will be […]
Coverage: Wal-Mart and Google team up to take on Amazon
Google will start offering Walmart products to people who shop on Google Express, the company’s online shopping mall, the first time the world’s biggest retailer has made its products available online in the United States outside of its own website. Daisuke Wakabayashi and Michael Corkery of The New York Times had the news: The partnership, announced on Wednesday, is […]
Coverage: Bayer/Monsanto deal is in trouble
The European Commission started an in-depth investigation of Bayer’s planned $66 billion takeover of U.S. seeds group Monsanto, saying it was worried about competition in various markets. Robert-Jan Bartunek and Ludwig Burger of Reuters had the news: The deal would create the world’s largest integrated pesticides and seeds company, the Commission said, adding this limited the number […]
Coverage: Johnson & Johnson ordered to pay $417 million
A jury awarded a California woman $417 million on Monday because she developed ovarian cancer and had used Johnson & Johnson Baby Powder for decades. Jen Christensen of CNNMoney.com had the news: The award includes $70 million in compensatory damages and $347 million in punitive damages. Eva Echeverria, a 63-year-old from Los Angeles, said she had […]
Coverage: Disney prepping Star Wars film about Obi-Wan Kenobi
The next Star Wars film from Lucasfilm and Walt Disney Co. will center around a character from the original movie, Obi-Wan Kenobi, multiple media reported Thursday. Borys Kit of The Hollywood Reporter had the news: The Obi-Wan Kenobi stand-alone is one of several projects being developed by Lucasfilm and Disney that fall outside the trilogies telling […]
NY Times changes biz story headline three times, and cuts 350 words
The New York Times business section has changed three times the headline of its story Wednesday about bubble tea and cut about 350 words from the original version, reports Stefanie Tuder of Eater New York. Tuder reports, “The business section has discovered bubble tea, or as they are trying to call the boba at the bottom, ‘blobs.’ In […]
Gundlach bashing unpublished WSJ article
DoubleLine Capital is engaged in an unusual media relations campaign against The Wall Street Journal, attacking reporters on Twitter and in emails to rival news organizations for a story that has yet to be published, reports Jeffrey Gittelsohn of Bloomberg News. Gittelsohn reports, “‘WSJ desperate to populate ‘anonymous source’ DBL hit piece,’ Chief Executive Officer Jeffrey Gundlach said in a […]
Coverage: Online shopping pays off for Target
Target Corp. reported earnings, revenue and same-stores sales on Wednesday that topped analysts’ expectations for the second quarter, fueled by a jump in online transactions, which sent its stock price soaring. Lauren Thomas of CNBC.com had the news: With more shoppers returning to its brick-and-mortar stores and ringing up purchases on Target.com, the discount retailer raised its […]
