The BBC has hired reporter Ritika Gupta as a North America business correspondent in New York.
She will provide live coverage and analysis of economics and business news and anchor a daily TV business show.
Previously she was an on-air reporter and producer for Bloomberg Television, covering business, the economy and financial markets news.
Gupta graduated from the University College London with a BSC degree in Economics. She obtained her Master’s degree in Broadcast Journalism from City University London with a distinction.