The Federalist 4 Times NYT Reported On Health Plans Nick Kristof Thinks Don't ExistThe FederalistIt wasn't a production error, but it was a fact-checking error Kristof could have corrected by simply reading the newspaper that employs him. By Mary Katharine Ham. Mary Katharine Ham. By Mary Katharine Ham. January 6, 2017. New York Times columnist … […]
New York Times How Obama's Jobs Record Stacks UpNew York TimesPresident Obama in February 2009 after a brutal jobs report, the first issued during his administration. Credit Ruth Fremson/The New York Times. On a Friday morning in February 2009, the Labor Department issued its standard monthly readout on the state …Job growth slows in 2016, […]
Fortune Add JC Penney to the List of Retailers With Awful Holiday SalesFortuneThe retailer said comparable sales, which include e-commerce and sales at stores open at least a year, fell 0.8% in November and December. Penney's report comes two days after Kohl's (kss)and Macy's (m) each reported that comparable sales fell 2.1% …The 'Nightmare before Christmas' […]
Wall Street Journal With Craftsman Deal, Stanley Builds on Its Tool EmpireWall Street JournalStanley Black & Decker Inc., which struck a deal Thursday to buy the 90-year-old Craftsman brand from Sears Holdings Inc., has spent the past seven-plus years cobbling together the biggest brands in tools. The $900 million acquisition will add Sears's …Sears Agrees to […]
Bloomberg Tillerson Discloses Global Assets of as Much as $400 MillionBloombergRex Tillerson, President-elect Donald Trump's pick for U.S. secretary of state, disclosed assets worth as much as $400 million in a federal ethics filing that reflected investments spanning more than a dozen nations. If confirmed by the U.S. Senate …Rex Tillerson Holds as Much as […]
New York Times Fed Sees Faster Economic Growth Under Trump, but Not a BoomNew York TimesJanet L. Yellen, the Fed's chairwoman, at a news conference in December. Fed minutes released on Wednesday show just how much Donald J. Trump's unexpected victory has clouded the economic outlook for 2017. Credit Alex Brandon/Associated Press.US Dollar Retreats After […]
CBS Local LIRR Train Crashes Into Atlantic Terminal In Brooklyn After Operator Doesn't StopCBS LocalGrabner, Hayes Score Two Goals Apiece As Rangers Top FlyersThe Rangers won for the fourth time in five games and moved 10 points ahead of the Flyers in the Metropolitan Division standings. Knicks Drop 6th Straight Game, Fall To Bucks 105-104Giannis …Federal […]
Washington Post Donald Trump Nominates Wall Street Lawyer to Head SECNew York TimesJay Clayton is a partner with the prominent New York law firm Sullivan & Cromwell. Credit Sullivan & Cromwell LLP. The Wall Street lawyer Walter J. Clayton does not travel in political circles, nor is he well known in corporate America. He is […]
CBS Local Monroeville Kmart to close in springTribune-ReviewThe Monroeville Kmart is among six of the discount department stores in Pennsylvania that will be closed this spring, its parent company announced Wednesday. Sears Holdings announced that the Monroeville store will be among 78 Kmart stores and 26 …Is your Sears or Macy's closing? Here's a look at […]
CNBC Macy's posts disappointing holiday sales, likely to cut 10000 workers and move forward with store closuresCNBCMacy's shares tumbled more than 9 percent after the market's close Wednesday after it posted disappointing holiday sales and released the locations of 68 of the 100 stores it plans to close as it looks to turn around its […]