Coverage: Wal-Mart will no longer sell semiautomatic firearms
After Wednesday’s tragic on-air shooting, mega-retailer Wal-Mart announced it would no longer sell high-powered assault rifles come fall. And while the decision was a welcomed change from the nation’s largest gun retailer, a company representative insisted the decision was based on customer demand not politics. Shannon Pettypiece of Bloomberg summed up the announcement: Wal-Mart Stores […]
Talking Biz News Today – Aug. 27, 2015
Some of Thursday’s top business news stories: The Wall Street Journal Small-business owners’ confidence in economy wanes, by Ruth Simon Port of New York and New Jersey saw record container traffic in July, by Robbie Whelan Bloomberg Venezuela is adding more zeroes to its currency to deal with hyperinflation, by Noris Soto and Nathan Crooks […]
Talking Biz News Today – Aug. 26, 2015
Some of Wednesday’s top business news stories: Reuters Amazon expands Prime Now, offers U.S. alcohol for first time, by Mari Saito Consumer confidence, housing data signal economy’s resilience, by Lucia Mutikani The Associated Press Ex-J.P. Morgan analyst pleads not guilty to insider trading Despite stock fall, financial health of many is still solid, by Josh Boak Bloomberg Citi: The […]
Talking Biz News Today – Aug. 25, 2015
Some of Tuesday’s top business news stories: The Wall Street Journal Dow Industrials tumble 588 points to 18-month low amid global market selloff, by Corrie Driebusch Mobile readers abound; the ads, not so much, by Jack Marshall The New York Times Why the stock market is so turbulent, by Neil Irwin A new way to […]
Talking Biz News Today – Aug. 24, 2015
Some of Monday’s top business news stories: The New York Times Global stocks tumble further amid doubts about China, by David Jolly and Neil Gough Intel to invest heavily in software that enhances cloud-computing capabilities, by Quentin Hardy The Wall Street Journal As smoking declines, tobacco makers seek to slim down brands, by Saabira Chaudhuri Vodka falls out of […]
Talking Biz News Today – Aug. 21, 2015
Some of Friday’s top business news stories: Quartz Uniqlo says it will test out a four-day work week, by Shelly Banjo There’s still hope for Microsoft’s Windows phones, by Alice Truong The Wall Street Journal Twitter opens up its mobile ad network, introduces video, by Jack Marshall In Europe, bank annual reports are three times longer, by […]
Talking Biz News Today – Aug. 20, 2015
Some of Thursday’s top business news stories: The Wall Street Journal Women make strides in business ownership, by Ruth Simon The race to the $1 million parking spot, by Candace Jackson The New York Times Union takes a McDonald’s challenge overseas, by Noam Scheiber Ad blockers and the nuisance at the heart of the modern […]
Talking Biz News Today – Aug. 19, 2015
Some of Wednesday’s top business news stories: Bloomberg A bank for people who hate banks, by Stephanie Baker We just got a look at what higher wages are costing Wal-Mart, by Shannon Pettypiece and Lauren Coleman-Lochner The Associated Press High-tech cars bring Detroit, Silicon Valley face to face, by Dee-Ann Durbin No pain, no gain […]
LexisNexis buys regulatory news wire MLex
LexisNexis has bought the regulatory news wire MLex for an undisclosed sum, reports Nicholas Hirst and Ryan Heath of Politico. Hirst and Heath write, “MLex is a subscription-based wire service providing breaking news and intelligence about regulatory developments. “Established in July 2005 by former Bloomberg journalist Robert McLeod, an Australian, and Briton Duncan Lumsden, the […]
McGraw Hill acquires SNL Financial, publisher of newsletters
McGraw Hill Financial Inc. has reached a deal to buy SNL Financial LC, which publishes newsletters and other publications, for about $2.23 billion in cash, reports Telis Demos and Chelsey Dulaney of The Wall Street Journal. SNL Financial, based in Charlottesville, Va., has nearly 260 business journalists working in its editorial operation, which publishes newsletters […]
