Coverage: Google plans to build a $1 billion New York campus

Google announced Monday it will spend more than $1 billion to build a new office complex in New York City that will allow the internet search giant to double the number of people it employs there. Mae Anderson of the Associated Press had the news: It is the tech industry’s latest major expansion beyond the Seattle-San […]

Talking Biz News Today — Dec. 18, 2018

Some of Tuesday’s top business news stories: Associated Press CBS denies former CEO Les Moonves $120 million severance, by Alexandra Olson After the Fed’s likely rate hike this week, all bets are off, by Martin Crutsinger Bloomberg Stock sell-off defies everything the bulls hoped would stop it, by Vildana Hajric and Sarah Ponczek Women are on track to earn the […]

Coverage: What will the Fed do this week?

The Federal Open Market Committee, the Federal Reserve Board’s main policymaking body, meets this week to decide whether to raise interest rates in a closely watched decision. Heidi Chung of Yahoo Finance had the news: The Federal Reserve will be holding its highly-anticipated Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting Tuesday, December 18 to Wednesday, December 19. Federal Reserve […]

Talking Biz News Today — Dec. 17, 2018

Some of Monday’s top business news stories: Associated Press Next generation of GPS satellites are headed to space, by Dan Elliott Executive’s arrest, security worries stymie Huawei’s reach, by Joe McDonald Bloomberg There’s no stopping the Russian baby boom in Miami, by Elena Popina Lion Air and Boeing are headed into a $22 billion feud, by Harry Suhartono and Angus Whitley […]

Coverage: Starbucks will begin delivery to homes

Starbucks currently is running a pilot delivery program with Uber Eats in Miami and plans to expand it to nearly one-quarter of the company-owned stores in the U.S. by the end of the second quarter. Zlati Meyer of USA Today had the news: The coffee giant declined to provide a list of cities that will get delivery […]

Talking Biz News Today — Dec. 14, 2018

Some of Friday’s top business news stories: Associated Press Asian shares fall on poor Chinese economic data, by Annabelle Liang With OK from Congress, Hemp market set to boom, by Gillian Flaccus Bloomberg Fed to slow 2019 rate hikes as downside risks mount, poll shows, by Christopher Condon and Catarina Saraiva Apple will tweak Chinese iPhones to comply with Qualcomm […]

Coverage: United Airlines plans to boost flights while others trim plans

United Airlines, the No. 3 U.S. air carrier, is forging ahead with a strategy to boost its flight network by another 4 percent to 6 percent next year after an estimated 5 percent network growth in 2018, CEO Oscar Munoz said. Tracy Rucinski of Reuters had the news: The growth plan has allowed United to claw […]

Talking Biz News Today — Dec. 13, 2018

Some of Thursday’s top business news stories: Associated Press House farm bill passes, sending it to Trump’s desk, by Juliet Linderman States ask court to stop Trump from reviving U.S. coal sales, by Matthew Brown Bloomberg U.S. stocks rebound on renewed trade hopes, by Sarah Ponczek and Luke Kawa Elon Musk is getting the last laugh on Wall Street after […]

Coverage: Google’s CEO is grilled by Congress

Republican lawmakers displayed the party’s growing distrust toward Google, raising a broad array of tough questions to CEO Sundar Pichai on the search giant’s market power, plans to relaunch service in China, and whether the site suppresses conservative content. Disauke Wakabayashi and Cecilia Kang of The New York Times had the news: At the core of their questions […]

Talking Biz News Today — Dec. 12, 2018

Some of Wednesday’s top business news stories: Associated Press Official: California must mull home ban in fire-prone areas, by Don Thompson China and U.S. discuss plan for trade talks, by Joe McDonald Bloomberg Week-long carnage in bank stocks is worst slide of Trump era, by Elena Popina and Felice Maranz Trump picks Pence economist to lead Fannie-Freddie regulator, by Elizabeth Dexheimer […]