By Pam Luecke Start studying the tea leaves. After an unusual period of rock-bottom interest rates, everyone is now looking for signs that the Federal Reserve will begin to nudge rates upward. Although the Fed raised the discount rate slightly in February – that’s the rate banks are charged to borrow from the Fed – [...]
It’s time for another smorgasbord of story ideas and an alert to what’s making news next week. Interest rates. The Federal Open Markets Committee meets on rates Tuesday and will as usual report its decision at 2:15 p.m. – no real surprises expected as the Fed has pledged to hold rates low indefinitely. You might [...]
Dennis Cauchon USA Today reporter Dennis Cauchon and the Investigative Reporting Workshop at American University compared data from banks who received Troubled Asset Relief Program funding versus those that didn’t. They found the banks that received federal assistance reduced lending more aggressively and gave bigger pay raises to employees. AU’s Investigative Reporting Workshop led by senior editor [...]
The bulls were back this morning as housing reporters across the United States jumped on news from the National Association of Realtors that resales of U.S. homes and condos rose 6.8 percent in March to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 5.35 million. Sales were also 16.1 percent above the level of March 2009, a [...]
Channeling a little Andy Rooney can help propel a brainstorming session from curmudgeonly to innovative. At least that’s what Clyde Bentley describes the RJI Going Mobile conference that ended Tuesday: ‘Going Mobile’ means more than dreaming. “A good brainstorming session is as unnerving as it is productive. The rule is that there is no such [...]
Happy Earth Day! April may be drawing to a close, but the “green” business theme is just revving up. It’s a year-round hook you can use to engage reader interest in local business stories. Previous blog entries (see sidebar) address green cars, green energy and green careers – all big pocketbook items for consumers. But [...]
Fortune senior editor Alex Taylor III gives readers a look at Fiat-Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne using the company’s recently posted profit as a peg. The quick-hit feature describes Marchionne’s style, noting his baggy sweaters and his looking “perpetually several weeks late” for his next haircut. Taylor also broaches Marchionne’s reputation: “But it is time for the [...]
Cover the business of sports? You might want to check out the nominees for the inaugural Business of Sports Awards announced this week by The Business of Sports, a blog dedicated to discussing new ideas and current events in sports business. Categories include Best Sports Business Blog, Best Sports Business Content – Company, Best Sports [...]
The New York Times Syndicate is looking for a full-time associate editor to oversee several business and economics news wires and develop new services for newspapers, magazines and websites. According to a posting on the NYU Journalism Alumni listserv: “The ideal candidate will possess impeccable editing skills and a knack for juggling multiple projects and deadlines. [...]
