Besides Internet hackers, the recent Equifax data breach that compromised the private information of half of the U.S. population over 18 is benefitting another group:
Explosion of indexes In a previous post about indexes, I identified the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the Standard and Poor’s 500 as the two
Initial public offerings are big for investors—and big news for business journalists. Because of SEC regulations, once a company says that it is IPO bound,
Whether they’re strapped for cash or are trying to squeeze all the value they can out of their credit card rewards, many readers could likely
Business reporters can get up to speed on market indexes with a backgrounder on the Dow and S&PIn my first Financial Market Reporting piece, I
The massive Equifax data breach continues to fuel debate on how to stop the use of Social Security numbers for personal identification. Even Richard Smith,
Data breaches are a growing fact of digital life. Every year, hundreds of millions of consumers—and hundreds of breaches—occur, according to a June 2017 report
It’s just a tiny blip for now in the economic picture, but early and serious credit delinquency, particularly among borrowers with lower credit scores, are
Arizona State University professor Steve Doig, who won a Pulitzer Prize for his data-based reporting at the Miami Herald, welcomes scores of journalism students to his
Most personal finance coverage assumes that consumers have access to credit cards and checking and savings accounts, but that’s not always the case. In fact, research
A quarter-percentage-point here, a quarter-percentage-point there. The Federal Reserve has been raising short-term interest rates so slowly that many consumers haven’t felt the pinch yet.
Reading through and reporting on a company’s quarterly report can be a challenging project for business journalists. Here are four tips for avoiding some common
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