Steve Jobs announced today that he is stepping down as chief executive officer of Apple Inc. The loss of the iconic leader raises questions about how companies in your market, especially those whose corporate brands are intertwined with a charismatic leader, are planning for a successor. Melissa Preddy, who offers story ideas each weekday on [...]
The SEC filing that has piqued my interest the most in recent years has been the Form D. These filings shine a light on the investment activities of privately held firms and partnerships.
Tuesday’s East Coast earthquake and the hurricane bearing down on Florida may seem like regional events but the stories they’ve generated today, and others waiting in the wings, are a good reminder that you can generally always find some sort of local tie to the major news events people are buzzing about.
As fighting continues in Libya, where rebel forces are attempting to oust longtime dictator Moammar Gadhafi, the notion of a regime change in Libya may not readily spring to mind as the foundation for business and finance stories. Depending on your region, it could be a bit of a stretch – and like many of you, [...]
When Apple announced iCloud and other features in June, its Internet-based messaging tool called iMessage got little notice, says Salvador Rodriguez, who just completed an internship at the Los Angeles Times. To find his sources, Salvador, a student at Arizona State University, says he searched tweets for “iMessage” and “texting.” He also found a source through a colleague who searched among her Facebook contacts.
I love reading a newspaper story that reads like a short book with strong main characters, great detail and a well-woven story. That’s what I got when I read Dan Egan’s recent piece in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Dan, who’s written extensively about the ecological troubles in the Great Lakes, continues his coverage with a [...]
Even as tepid consumer spending is taking the blame for the failure of an economic recovery to materialize, another blow to consumption is set to detonate soon: the end of the federal unemployment benefits extension, set to expire Jan. 1. And with retailers, grocers, restaurants, service companies, hospitality and catering firms and myriad other businesses [...]
If you’re paying attention to business news on social media you must have noticed that Reuters’ presence has been exploding lately. Here’s a list of Reuters’ Twitter accounts, Facebook, YouTube. As you can see, Twitter is by far the most active spot for Reuters News. Anthony DeRosa, editor of social media at Reuters, explains how [...]
Investors ’round the world got a bit more white-knuckled this week as the economic Tilt-A-Whirl ride we’re on picked up the global pace, culminating in another near-500-point selloff on the Dow by Thursday’s close. That echoes the results internationally and on other major domestic indices, as traders and investors flee to gold, bonds or perhaps [...]
