WSJ union extends contract for a year

The IAPE 1096, the union that represents business journalists at The Wall Street Journal, Barron’s and MarketWatch.com, sent out the following announcement on Friday: Dear IAPE members, Earlier this week, the IAPE Board of Directors agreed we should all continue to focus on contributing our immense value to the Dow Jones brand and bottom line […]

Barrons.com executive editor Kimelman is departing

Barrons.com executive editor John Kimelman sent out the following to his colleagues on Tuesday: Dear Colleagues: I’m leaving Barron’s tomorrow after a very satisfying 14 years. I first learned about Barron’s from my father, an avid personal investor and longtime subscriber. Sometime back in the early 1980s, he picked up a copy of Barron’s on his desk […]

Columnist Sears leaves Barron’s

Barron’s columnist Steven Sears is leaving the news organization. On Facebook, Sears posted: I had an amazing run, and traveled the world, and covered and analyzed some of the most historic events in the history of the markets, if not modern times. Many thanks to all of you for the support, and friendship. It was truly an […]

Barron’s is seeking reporters

Barron’s is looking for thoughtful, curious, and intellectually brave reporters to join a growing team. We’re looking for reporters who are: relentlessly committed to factual accuracy willing to express strong views, based on deep reporting reliable at turning in excellent stories under tight deadline pressure adept at data analysis and at collaborating with designers on […]

Barron’s names Rose its executive editor; names MEs, other editors

Barron’s editor in chief Katherine Bell sent out the following announcement on Tuesday: Dear all, I’m happy to announce some new appointments and responsibilities in the Barron’s newsroom. Together these changes represent a big step forward in our ongoing transformation, and they’ll set us up to build quickly on the successes and experiments of the […]

Columnist Kahn leaving Barron’s after nearly 17 years

Michael Kahn, who has been writing a technical analysis column for Barron’s, is leaving the publication after nearly 17 years. His farewell “Getting Technical” column ran online Thursday. (A subscription is required.) The column ran twice weekly. My final for Barron’s – Are You Ready for the Market Melt? https://t.co/dd6C3VF7El — Michael Kahn, CMT (@mnkahn) January 19, […]

Zeisler hired to be Barron’s audience managing editor

Alyssa Zeisler has been hired by Barron’s to be its audience managing editor, a new position. Zeisler, who starts next week, will be working to grow Barron’s audience, create subscriber loyalty and grow the impact of its reporting. Zeisler has been an engagement strategist at The Financial Times since June 2015. While there, she pioneered […]

Barron’s hires Walsh to cover banking/fintech

Barron’s editor Katherine Bell sent out the following announcement: Hi everyone, I’m excited to share the news that Ben Walsh will join Barron’s next week as a reporter focusing on banking and fintech. Previously he was the chief business reporter at HuffPost and before that he was an online editor and business writer at Reuters. Ben began […]

Barron’s seeks senior special writers

Barron’s is looking for thoughtful, curious, and intellectually brave reporters to join a growing team. We’re looking for reporters who are: relentlessly committed to factual accuracy willing to express strong views, based on deep reporting reliable at turning in excellent stories under tight deadline pressure adept at data analysis and at collaborating with designers on […]

Is Apple the next to face the cover jinx?

Some Apple investors are upset that the latest issue of Barron’s predicts that Apple will become the first company with a $1 trillion market capitalization, reports Rachel Koning Beals of MarketWatch.com Beals writes, “Magazine cover stigma, even with a favorable slant to the story, began with jinxed championship proclamations on the front of Sports Illustrated but have […]