A two-time Pulitzer winner and a leader of the newspaper’s digital initiatives takes over the section at an unsettled time for local news coverage. Source link
Month: July 2018
San Francisco Officials to Tech Workers: Buy Your Lunch
A proposed ordinance would ban employee cafeterias in new construction, encouraging tech workers to leave the office to buy their meals. Source link
Ryanair’s battle with its unions gets nasty
Passengers should prepare for more delays and cancellations Source link
Fintech raises $1.5m in funding
The fintech has closed its recent round of funding led by Australian mortgage groups Source link
Pfizer lowers 2018 revenue forecast, increases R&D spend
Pfizer Inc lowered its revenue forecast for this year, blaming the stronger dollar, and increased its planned spending on research and development, as the drugmaker works to launch new drugs to replace declining sales from its established products like Viagra. Source link
Japanese banks’ foreign exposure may threaten financial stability
TOKYOAfter sailing through the financial crisis, they are taking risks with foreign loans Source link
Inheritance tax hits record high of £5.2bn in 2018
Receipts up due to rising property prices and a spike in winter deaths Source link
Times Reporters Answer Questions About Our G.D.P. Coverage
Two New York Times reporters answer 11 questions that readers submitted seeking more insight into our coverage of the gross domestic product. Source link
CEO confirms Credit Suisse seeking Saudi banking license
Credit Suisse Chief Executive Tidjane Thiam personally traveled to Saudi Arabia to apply for a banking license, he said on Tuesday, confirming Reuters information the Swiss bank is seeking a full… Source link
After Doctors Cut Their Opioids, Patients Turn to a Risky Treatment for Back Pain
The drive to reduce opioid use has led patients to clinics offering off-label painkiller injections. Pfizer asked the F.D.A. to ban the treatment years ago. Source link