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• USA Today Expects Largest Circ Decline In Its History;  'Number One' Daily Position In Jeopardy

  PaidContent - 2009-10-09

  USA Today is warning that it expects its circulation to drop 17 percent, the largest fall-off in its 27-year history. Citing a staff memo from USAT Publisher David Hunke, E&P reported that the average circulation at the Gannett (NYSE: GCI) Co.-owned weekday-only daily was 1.88 million from April through...

  Tags: USA Today, Loss, Gannett Co. Inc., Internet, Financial Accounting, Finance, Media & Publishing, Newspapers, Companies, Gannett, David Kaplan

• Silver Linings In The Economy

  BNET - 2009-04-04

  Managing editor of "USA Today Live," Lauren Ashburn speaks with "The Early Show" Saturday Edition anchor Erica Hill about a few "Silver Linings" which can be still found within the economy.

  Tags: Economy, MoneyWatch, Early, Silver Linings, Silver Lining, USA Today, Saturday, Erica Hill, Jobs, Money, Finance, Business, Advice, Tips, Wall Street, Recesssion, Depression, 2009, Market, Employment, Unemployment

• Despite Recession, Americans Stay Optimistic

  BNET - 2009-03-14

  Lauren Ashburn from USA Today discusses a survey of 1000 people who were interviewed about economic hardships and the nation. Buried in the grim findings were some surprising notes of optimism.

  Tags: Recession, American, MoneyWatch, Marketing Research, Marketing, USA Today, Financial, Financial Accounting, Finance, Early, Saturday, Business, Economy, Depression, Mental, Health, Illness, Mindset, Optimist, Pessimist, Psychology, Morale, U.S., America

• Media Roundup: The First New Media Inauguration, USA Today Ends International Edition, and More

  BNET - 2009-01-20

  In Today's Media Roundup: The first New Media inauguration, USA Today ends international edition, More cuts coming to LA Times, and NYT gets cash infusion by Sean Blanda

  Tags: USA Today, Media, Cash Infusion, Document Management, Enterprise Software, Software, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Sean Blanda

• Weekend wrap

  - 2008-08-18

  The non-Olympic buzz, in case you missed it Topic Buzz Beyond the buzz Click here Curt Schilling Boston Red Sox pitcher says on his blog that...

  Tags: Boston Red Sox, CAREER, FINANCE, Investment, Newsday, USA Today

• Hal Ritter Named Business Editor of The Associated Press

  - 2008-06-16

  NEW YORK -- Hal Ritter, a founding editor of USA Today who helped launch the newspaper's Money section, has been named business editor of The Associated Press, responsible for global coverage of financial news. Ritter, who has been acting business editor for three months, succeeds Kevin Noblet, who resigned....

  Tags: Associated Press, FINANCE, USA Today

• Circulation drops again for top U.S. newspapers

  - 2008-04-29

  NEW YORK AP -- Top U.S. newspapers posted further declines in circulation Monday with the exception of USA Today and The Wall Street Journal, which have held up better than others as more readers go online. Apart from those two national dailies, which eked out gains of under...

  Tags: FINANCE, USA Today, Wall Street Journal

• Time for oil industry to show more respect to workers, public

  - 2008-04-10

  I agree with USA TODAY's editorial "With crude at $100 a barrel, Big Oil needs no tax breaks" (Our view, Gasoline prices debate, April 2). The billions of dollars in tax breaks given to oil companies should be returned to our government for investment in the...

  Tags: FINANCE, Strategy, Taxes, U.S. Congress, USA Today, worker

• Concerns widen on waits for Iraq gear

  - 2008-02-28

  WASHINGTON -- Four U.S. senators have asked the Defense Department for a sweeping review of the Pentagon's failures to quickly get troops in Iraq "the best possible equipment," including armored vehicles that protect against some of the most lethal types of roadside bombs. The request, contained...

  Tags: bomb, FINANCE, Investment, Iraq, Pentagon, troop, U.S., USA Today

• Bush wants twice the funding for AIDS

  - 2008-01-25

  WASHINGTON -- President Bush will propose doubling the funding to combat HIV/AIDS overseas in his last State of the Union address Monday, one of several new initiatives he says will demonstrate his intention to "sprint to the finish" of his time in office. The five-year, $30...

  Tags: Bush, FINANCE, president, Strategy, Taxes, U.S. Congress, USA Today