Barron’s seeks social media editor
This newly created position will be responsible for Barron’s audience development across all social media and partner platforms in the U.S. and Asia, with a focus on growing our overall audience as well as increasing engagement by our subscribers. He/she will be embedded within our newsroom but will work closely with a business-side audience development […]
Barron’s seeks mutual fund/ETF reporter
Barron’s is seeking a highly motivated writer to cover the $18 trillion mutual fund and ETF industry. Drawing upon a broad network of sources and his or her experience covering investing and the fund industry, the successful candidate will break and aggregate news while offering opinion, analysis, and actionable advice. In addition to daily blogging, […]
Barrons.com seeks personal finance reporter
Barrons.com is hiring an experienced writer to cover personal finance and investing for millennials. The job entails writing on a broad range of topics, including investment strategies, spending, saving, and career advice, as well as the emerging fintech products in these areas. The ideal candidate will bring several years of financial reporting experience to the […]
WSJ union proposes 5 percent pay increases
The union that represents business journalists at The Wall Street Journal, Barron’s and MarketWatch.com has initially proposed a 5 percent pay increase for each of the next three years. The Independent Association of Publishers’ Employees is also asking for a minimum raise of $50 per week. Negotiations between the union and Dow Jones & Co. on […]
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Tiernan Ray of Barron’s writes about the 10th anniversary of its blog Tech Trader Daily. Ray writes, “Ten years ago today, my colleague, friend and mentor Eric Savitz kicked off this blog with a goal to ‘apply some of the same Barron’s logic to daily coverage of the tech sector.’ “It was a bold move at the […]
News Corp., parent of WSJ, reports lower revenue, profit
News Corp., the parent of The Wall Street Journal, Marketwatch.com and Barron’s, reported lower profit and revenue in the second fiscal quarter on Thursday. Revenue in the division that includes the business news operations fell to $1.4 billion, down 8 percent from $1.5 billion in the same quarter a year earlier. Operating earnings in that […]
WSJ, Barron’s to remain in midtown Manhattan
News Corp., the parent of The Wall Street Journal and Barron’s, has decided to remain at its building in midtown Manhattan instead of moving to a new one at the World Trade Center, reports Steve Cuozzo of the New York Post. Fox Business Network will also remain in midtown Manhattan. Cuozzo writes, “It was understood that 21st […]
Dow Jones creates new publishing unit headed by Latour
Dow Jones, the financial news and information company within News Corp. responsible for The Wall Street Journal, has created a new publishing unit, reports Joe Pompeo of Politico. Pompeo writes, “Dow Jones Media Group will include existing brands like the magazine Barron’s and the websites Marketwatch and Mansion Global. It will also explore the launch […]
Pesek hired as executive editor of Barron’s Asia
William Pesek, a columnist for Bloomberg View based in Asia, has been named executive editor of Barron’s Asia. Pesek will write a daily column that will focus on macroeconomics, policy, politics and markets in Asia. Barron’s Asia celebrated its first anniversary in October. Tokyo-based Pesek has more than 20 years of economics, business and political […]
Barron’s Asia celebrates first birthday
Edward Finn, the editor and president of Barron’s, writes about the one-year anniversary of its Asia edition. Finn writes, “Editor Kopin Tan went to Hong Kong more than a year ago and hired a top-notch team to fill the Barron’s Asia home page with actionable investment ideas every weekday. Under Kopin’s expert tutelage, the team […]
