After President Barack Obama championed the importance of manufacturing, I became intrigued by what role manufacturing plays in the 21st century United States and what business stories could be derived from examining this debate. Ever since the endless rows of textile mills that once lined riverfronts in the Northeast started becoming abandoned shells in the [...]
Andrew Schneider of Food Safety News has been following honey for three years. After writing about illegal honey on U.S. store shelves, he and his editors decided to analyze honey for pollen content. He found many brands don’t have pollen because of filtering and thus don’t qualify as true honey.
The monthly update to the national unemployment rate — the Department of Labor’s employment situation report — is due out Friday.
Among other things, it’s a reminder that about 14 million individuals in the U.S. still are classified as unemployed, and about half of them are claiming some sort of jobless benefits, according to the weekly claims report from the labor department.
I felt a bit sad when American Airlines parent AMR Corp. announced it was filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection earlier today, because it was the last of the “legacy” carriers, joining Delta, United, Continental and US Airways, to choose this option.
Monthly reports on U.S. new motor vehicle sales are due out Thursday, and this might be a good opportunity to check in with dealers, lenders, insurers and others in your region whose fortunes ebb and flow with car sales. According to a Bloomberg story earlier this month, “General Motors sees November auto sales accelerating to [...]
Whether it’s confirming a scoop from a company or chasing down a rumor, having the right source makes all the difference. As LinkedIn membership grows (and it hit 120 million in August 2011), the business-related social networking site becomes more and more useful to business journalists. Robin J Phillips, the Reynolds Center’s Web managing editor and social media manager, will take you on an hourlong tour around LinkedIn.
You may know EDGAR, the online database of public companies’ filings to the Securities and Exchange Commission. Now, it’s time to get to know EMMA, the online database for municipal bonds. To do so, attend this free Webinar of one hour each on March 27 and 28.
This is the third in a three-part series by Rebecca McClay that explores how journalists can better investigate the relationship between business and environment. In the first two articles, we looked at ways to reporters can investigate how companies impact water quality and affect land quality. Now, we’ll explore here how business journalists can monitor [...]
Bloomberg Blog tells us today that Bloomberg.com is going to focus on reporting on sustainability from the business executives’ point of view.
