Business

Mainstream News Media Is Bleeding Cash

“Chaos, Fury Engulf Los Angeles Times in Historic Cuts to Newsroom” “…Barely 24 hours after billionaire owner Patrick Soon-Shiong imposed more than 115 job cuts, reducing about 20% of the newsroom, staffers arriving at the paper’s offices in El Segundo… Continue Reading…

Business

“Billionaires Wanted to Save the News Industry. They’re Losing a Fortune.”

“…As the prospects for news publishers waned in the last decade, billionaires swooped in to buy some of the country’s most fabled brands. Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon, bought The Washington Post in 2013 for about $250 million. Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong,… Continue Reading…

Economy

“Jobless rate for Black Americans declines to 5.2% to end 2023 on a positive note”

“The unemployment rate for Black Americans fell significantly in December, closing out 2023 on a positive note, according to data released Friday by the Department of Labor. Black Americans, the group with the highest jobless percentage in the country, saw their unemployment… Continue Reading…

Banking, Stocks

“Bank Stocks Are Soaring After the Latest Interest Rate News…”

“Last week, the Federal Reserve indicated that it will keep pushing the pause button on interest rate hikes, and that it expects to cut interest rates next year. That’s been cause for celebration on Wall Street, where high interest rates… Continue Reading…

Business, Economy

“News media outlets slashed record 2,700 jobs in 2023, with more expected “

“News media outlets have done away with nearly 2,700 jobs so far in 2023, the most since 2020, according to a new study. Data from outplacement firm Challenger, Gray and Christmas found media companies overall have made 20,324 cuts so far in… Continue Reading…

Business

I noticed its not easy to find economic news on China…

I did some digging and I found some good resources for news happening in China. info is hard to come by because of all the white washing in news articles. It makes it hard to understand whats going on. It’s… Continue Reading…

Business

“Meta threatens to pull news post from facebook instagram if California bill becomes law”

“Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, has threatened to remove news posts from those social media platforms should Assembly Bill 886, dubbed the California Journalism Preservation Act, become law. The measure, authored by Assemblywoman Buffy Wicks, D-Oakland, would… Continue Reading…

Stocks

“Stock market news… Stocks advance as market attempts rebound from sell-off”

“…The S&P 500 climbed as much as 1.3% in early trading, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained over 400 points, or 1.2%. The Nasdaq Composite rose 1.3% higher as the index attempts to claw its way out of bear… Continue Reading…

Stocks

“Stock market news… Stocks rise to kick off new year of trading”

“…U.S. equities posted another year of solid gains in 2021, rising by 27% and delivering a rare third consecutive double-digit annual percentage increase. Within the S&P 500, the energy and real estate sectors outperformed, gaining more than 42% each during… Continue Reading…