Kim of Barron’s to write book on Nvidia

Barron’s senior writer Tae Kim has signed a contact with W.W. Norton to write a book about technology company Nvidia. The book is tentatively called “The Nvidia Way.” Kim was previously a technology columnist at Bloomberg Opinion and a tech reporter for Barron’s. He also has covered equities and markets as an investing journalist for CNBC Digital. Before […]

TradingView adds Dow Jones content

Retail investing platform TradingView has struck a deal to add Dow Jones Newswires content to its website and mobile applications. The agreement includes The Wall Street Journal, Barron’s and MarketWatch.com content. “We pride ourselves on providing the most trusted journalism, data and analysis to help the global financial community make smarter, faster decisions,” said Joe […]

Barron’s Group ME Pettit becomes ME of strategy and operations at Dow Jones

Frank Filippo, executive vice president of B2B and operations at Dow Jones & Co., sent out the following: Team, As we continue to seek ways to promote cross-functional collaboration and foster growth, I’m pleased to share that Dave Pettit has joined the operations leadership team as Managing Editor, Strategy and Operations, reporting to me. We’re excited to expand […]

Barron’s hires Leonhardt as senior economics writer

Barron’s has hired Megan Leonhardt from Fortune magazine to be a senior economics writer. At Fortune, she has been covering the intersection of policy and finance for the past two years. Leonhardt has also been a senior money reporter at CNBC. She was also a writer at Money. She was also an associate editor, and then served as […]

Barron’s seeks a markets and economics reporter

Barron’s is seeking an experienced writer to cover major economics news and provide analysis of what those events mean for the broader economy, companies, markets and the pocketbooks of ordinary Americans. From the actions of the Federal Reserve to the reshaping of the jobs market to the growth of the US economy, few topics carry […]

Media Movers: Barron’s editor at large Andy Serwer

Is it OK to label Andy Serwer as American journalism royalty? After all, he spent decades at Fortune magazine writing about the likes of President Bill Clinton, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, Starbucks magnate Howard Schultz and billionaire investor Warren Buffett. As a cub journalist, I watched  amazed as he deftly maneuvered between print, digital and […]

Barron’s hires Serwer as editor at large

Barron’s announced that former Yahoo Finance editor in chief Andy Serwer has joined its newsroom team as editor at large. “Andy is recognized as an innovator in the world of financial journalism through his decades-long work as a reporter, writer, editor, TV broadcaster, radio and podcast host and film producer,” said David Cho, Barron’s editor […]

News Corp CEO to WSJ, Dow Jones staffers: Come to the NY office

News Corp. CEO Robert Thomson sent out the following to staff, including journalists at The Wall Street Journal, Barron’s and MarketWatch.com: Dear Colleagues, You may well have seen the reports about the new lease agreement for our New York headquarters at 1211 Avenue of the Americas. That extension is of immediate relevance to our New York teams […]

English of Barron’s discusses her writing style and focus

Russell Sherman at Press Profiles interviewed Carleton English of Barron’s about her job and her career. “I think that they’re both outlets that are writer focused,” said English about working at Barron’s and The New York Post. She said she learned at The Post that story shaping and knowing your audience was vital. “The Post is so much […]

News Corp CEO: We’re bundling WSJ, Barron’s and Investor’s Business

News Corp. CEO Robert Thomson made the following comments during its first quarter earnings conference call: In particular, a digital advertising at Dow Jones rose 11%, a noteworthy achievement in this complex environment. In fact, Q1 represents the ninth consecutive quarter of year-over-year digital ad growth at Dow Jones. In the past year, Dow Jones added 473,000 […]