Two Asian financial news sites in merger talks

Two Asian business news sites are holding merger talks, Talking Biz News has learned. Shenton Wire, a leading Singapore financial news site, is in talks with The Insider Stories, an Indonesian financial news site, on a potential merger, according to a person close to the matter. At the moment, Shenton Wire is mainly Singapore business […]

Jalopnik hires Gordon to cover intersection of transportation and technology

Auto industry site Jalopnik has hired Aaron W. Gordon to be a senior reporter. Gordon will cover the intersection of transportation, technology, and the future of how we get around. “It’s an incredible time to be reporting on this and I can’t wait to get started,” said Gordon on Twitter. Gordon has covered New York City transportation […]

Triangle Biz Journal seeks a digital editor

Triangle Business Journal’s Digital Editor is responsible for the day-to-day management of all online content and owns the execution of the online content strategy across multiple platforms and products, including Web, email and mobile. It is mandatory that the candidate thrive in a breaking-news culture and has demonstrated content programming experience in an online environment. […]

Investopedia moves Carey to oversee online investing coverage

Investopedia, one of the largest financial and investing sites, has mover brokerage expert Theresa Carey to running its coverage of online investing tools and platforms. Carey, who has been covering financial technology and online brokers for 27 years, was most recently at Barron’s, where she covered the brokerage industry until 2018. She joined Investopedia in […]

MT Newswires seeks global markets managing editor

MT Newswires (www.mtnewswires.com), a leading real time global markets financial news publisher, is seeking energetic and experienced Global Markets Managing Editor in the Bethesda, MD office. MT Newswires is seeking a skilled, and experienced managing editor for its fast-paced global financial news service. This accomplished journalist is invigorated by the demands of overseeing a fast-paced […]

Medium seeks editor in chief of new business publication

At Medium, we are launching a series of subscription-based publications that will exist to serve readers, not advertisers. The right editorial leader for our business publication is forward-thinking, has a deep knowledge of worlds of business and entrepreneurship, and has a vision for a must-read publication for people interested in these subject areas. We want […]

Chicago Biz Journal begins charging for content

The Chicago Business Journal, an online-only publication from American City Business Journals, is now charging for its content. Editor Ed Stych writes, “Of course, like anything of value, this richer volume of stories does come with a price. “In conjunction with this wider array of content, we’re ushering in today a subscription package for the Chicago Business […]

Business Insider seeks a front page editor

Business Insider is hiring a front page editor to set our news agenda, capture readers with stories they both want and need to know, and display Business Insider’s brand in a powerful, authentic way. The front page editor is a crucial role for our site, which has 100 million monthly readers. This person’s work will […]

Personal finance site The Billfold is shutting down

Nicole Dieker of The Billfold announced Wednesday that the personal finance site is closing. She posted the following Q&A: So… what happened? I made the mistake that many first-time small-business owners make: quickly setting up an LLC through one of those online legal services instead of discussing everything with a CPA and a lawyer first. (This […]

Tech Crunch is starting a subscription product called Extra Crunch

TechCrunch is launching a $15-a-month subscription product called Extra Crunch. Matthew Panzarino, Danny Crichton and Eric Eldon of TechCrunch write, “Extra Crunch, as it says on the tin, is an additional layer of content, coverage, product and events-based offerings for our most regular and engaged readers. This will consist of articles that go more in-depth on topics in the entrepreneurship […]