Category Archives: Business

As we enter the 2025 home stretch, Bitcoin is once again down, dipping below $90,000 on Thursday, following the Federal Reserve’s highly anticipated interest rate cut by 25 basis points on December 10. So why is crypto taking a hit, even when markets are up? Why Bitcoin is faltering One reason for Bitcoin’s drop afterContinueContinue reading “BTC price: Why are Bitcoin, XRP, and other crypto down on Fed rate cut when the stock market is up?”

Robert J. Lopez, Barbara Davidson and Lorena Iñiguez Elebee win the December Sidney Award for their two-part series exposing child labor abuses on California farms, produced in partnership with Capital & Main, the Los Angeles Times and the McGraw Center for Business Journalism at the City University of New York’s Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism. Experts estimate that betweenContinueContinue reading “Child labor abuse coverage wins Sidney Award”

Adam Platt, the new editor in chief of Twin Cities Business, writes about the publication and its goals. Platt writes, “I’m TCB’s fifth editor. Each one has put their stamp on the magazine, reflecting their interests and histories. I’ve known all of them in some capacity, and here’s what isn’t changing: Our commitment to tellingContinueContinue reading “What a biz magazine editor believes in”

Amanda Peacher, senior acquisitions editor at “Marketplace,” is leaving the public radio business news show after more than four years. Her family is moving to Vienna, Austria. As the senior acquisitions editor, she focuses on stories that raise our economic intelligence. Peacher work with reporters from across the public radio network and beyond to bringContinueContinue reading “Senior acquisitions editor Peacher departs “Marketplace””

Early in my career, I learned a valuable lesson that has stayed front and center. I was working for a company struggling to meet its marks. We were doing fine, but not knocking it out of the park. I walked into a quarterly business review, confident in our marketing metrics. We were hitting or surpassingContinueContinue reading “Why focusing on business priorities defines lasting success”