Kavita Kumar The St. Louis Post-Dispatch got a scoop on the conversion of a Panera Bread Co. site into a nonprofit restaurant — even though company executives weren’t talking. The conversion is an experiment in which customers are asked to pay what they can, with the net proceeds from the outlet going to community groups. In [...]
Even if you can’t tell post time from a goal post, the next couple of months are just too chock-full of sporting news for financial writers to overlook. The business of sports infiltrates and permeates so much of our commerce, and even affects personal finance and consumer spending. So take advantage of the plethora of [...]
As debate over financial reform continues on Capitol Hill – with a vote expected as early as this week – you may be searching for ways to localize the sweeping regulatory changes, known as the Restoring Financial Stability Act of 2010, to the nation’s banking, lending and investing systems. Illustrating the varied consequences of the [...]
On “60 Minutes,” a survivor of the Deepwater Horizon rig explosion tells correspondent Scott Pelley that there were known problems with the rig’s blowout preventer before the blast that killed 11 workers. The segment questions BP’s role in the explosion as well as raises potential safety problems on other drilling rigs. Scott says at the end of the [...]
Hugo Martin of the Los Angeles Times found that Mickey Mouse wasn’t the only one working hard at Disneyland when he went behind the scenes there to record life on the graveyard shift. Photo by Flickr.com user Art Pets Photography. The Los Angeles Times gives its audience a behind-the-scenes look at how Disneyland maintains its [...]
One backhanded benefit of the recession has been relatively stable prices; inflation hasn’t been much of a source of concern in recent years. But that doesn’t mean consumers and businesses aren’t paying more for certain items. And with two big inflation reports due out this week, it might be a good time for a look [...]
Approximately 48 hours ago, myself and 14 of my fellow students arrived in Beijing, China to take part in a much anticipated, two-week, International Business Journalism course. Being here on behalf of the Walter Cronkite School at Arizona State and the Reynolds Center has been an honor, and the experience has already left many of [...]
Bloomberg News is seeking an experienced editor for its U.S. government bonds and currencies desk in New York, according to an ad on Poynter.org. It states: “The editor will be responsible for stories about the movements of the major government bond and currency markets, interviews with prominent money managers and investment strategists, and government finances [...]
Editor & Publisher has announced its finalists for best business website and best business blog in the 15th annual EPpy competition “for the best of the best among digital media offerings.” They are: Best Business Blog • BloggingStocks, AOL • FT Alphaville, Financial Times • Good Morning Silicon Valley, San Jose Mercury News • The [...]
