TheStreet’s Feuerstein leaving for STAT

Adam Feuerstein, who has covered biotech companies for TheStreet.com for most of the past 15 years, resigned on Monday to accept a job at STAT. He will also cover biotech for STAT, which is owned by the Boston Globe and covers health care news, as a national biotech columnist. He starts June 19. “As for […]

TheStreet investor urging others to vote against company directors

A large investor in TheStreet.com has asked other investors to vote against the financial news company’s director candidates and management proposals at its annual meeting, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. J. Carlo Cannell operates Cannell Capital, which owns 3.4 million shares, or 9.5 percent, of TheStreet. In his filing, Cannell […]

TheStreet hires two new reporters

Financial news site TheStreet.com has hired two new reporters — one to cover bankruptcy and distressed situations and another to cover activist investors. Stephanie Gleason has been hired to cover bankruptcy and distressed companies. She previously worked as a reporter for The Wall Street Journal covering the same topics since 2011. Prior to that, Gleason […]

TheStreet.com editor Murphy has resigned

Tara Murphy, the editor of TheStreet.com, has resigned from the financial news site to pursue other interests. “We loved her and are sorry to see her go, but will begin looking both internally and externally for a replacement,” said CEO David Callaway in an email to Talking Biz News. Murphy was hired as managing editor […]

TheStreet has added new advertisers

TheStreet.com CEO David Callaway made the following comments during the financial news site’s first-quarter earnings conference call: Advertising was both above budget and ahead of last year’s first quarter which began as you right might remember with a huge market scare out of China and led to higher traffic last year. New advertisers like CME […]

TheStreet reports lower loss after cutting expenses

Financial news site TheStreet.com reported Tuesday a lower first quarter loss than a year ago due to cutting expenses, meeting Wall Street expectations. The New York-based company reported a loss of $1.2 million, or 3 cents per share, compared to a loss of $3.4 million, or 10 cents per share, in the same quarter a […]

TheStreet CEO Callaway paid $718,000 in 2016 compensation

David Callaway, who became the chief executive officer of TheStreet.com last July, was paid $718,859 in compensation from the financial news site in 2016, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Callaway was paid a salary of $244,493. His contract calls for a base salary of $500,000 for a year. In addition, […]

McElhaney joins Institutional Investor

Alicia McElhaney, a reporter for TheStreet.com, has joined Institutional Investor as a general assignment reporter. Her first day is Monday. At TheStreet, McElhaney wrote stock stories for TheStreet and auction stories for The Deal. She also contributed to weekly columns and newsletters for The Deal, and wrote copy that appears alongside videos on TheStreet’s website. She […]

TheStreet.com seeks activist investor editor

TheStreet.com, an award-winning financial media company, is seeking an Activist Editor to oversee our coverage of activist investors, which are financier who buy stakes in publicly traded stocks and demand changes to improve performance. Based in New York, the ideal candidate will have 7+ years of experience at a major website, wire service, newspaper or […]

TheStreet.com seeks bankruptcy reporter

TheStreet.com, an award-winning financial media company, is seeking a Bankruptcy Reporter who will be responsible for contributing content to both TheStreet.com and The Deal’s bankruptcy products. This is a fast-paced and innovative environment, often with multiple competing deadlines, so the ability to diligently multi-task is an invaluable skill. Responsibilities: •Write and report daily bankruptcy-related stories •Write […]