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CNBC hires Burns as a tech investing writer

May 5, 2026

Posted by Chris Roush

Toby Burns

Toby Burns has been hired by CNBC as an investing writer focused on big tech stocks through an investing lens.

He comes from The Hill, where he covered taxes and the Fed for four years, and has also reported on the United Nations for NHK Japan and worked on Al Jazeera’s news desk in Qatar.

He holds a bachelor’s degree from Harvard University and a master’s in journalism from Northwestern University.

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