Jan. 25 at 9:40 a.m.
Filed under:
Internet,
Media,
Newspapers
By Reuters
A personalized news service funded by New York Times Co., Washington Post Co ., and Gannett Co. launched Tuesday in an attempt to get readers to pay for online news.
Ongo, which received $12 million in funding from the three newspaper publishers, delivers news from a variety of sources starting at $7 a month. Get the full story »
Aug. 16, 2010 at 2:41 p.m.
Filed under:
Education,
Government
By Reuters
U.S. education stocks tumbled Monday after Department of Education data on student loan repayments showed most for-profit schools would be ineligible for federal aid, spooking a sector concerned about increased regulatory scrutiny.
The S&P education services index dropped more than 6 percent to a 22-month low in an overall Nasdaq market that was up 0.4 percent. The sector saw blistering growth in much of last year as job seekers headed back to school to boost their employment prospects after the financial crisis. Get the full story »