Journalese of the Day: Reporting numbers

Online Boston Business Journal went whole hog with the old style book rule that says numbers below ten are spelled out, while ten and higher are given in figures. Here’s a BBJ headline Aug, 24, 2016:

“Uber lost more than $1,000,000,000 in first half of year”

The story reported the loss at “about $1.2 billion.” BBJ readers now know what one billion looks like