Barron’s Group seeks a newsletter writer
Barron’s Group is seeking a general assignment reporter who will provide real-time analysis of the biggest business and economic news of the day and will serve as a primary contributor to a premier newsletter produced by Barron’s and MarketWatch. Rather than reporting straight news, this reporter will focus on distilling what readers really need to […]
Barron’s creates innovative story formats team
Barron’s editor in chief David Cho sent out the following to the staff: We are excited to formally introduce Barron’s to the new innovative story formats team: Anita Hamilton, Nick Hallam, and Malak Saleh. The team, led by Anita, will be focused on expanding the ways Barron’s tells stories online. These journalists already have been working on […]
Stone promoted to editor of Barron’s Advisor
Amey Stone has been promoted to editor of Barron’s Advisor and her colleague Ross Snel, a longtime business journalist, was promoted to her former role of associate editor. Stone joined Barron’s earlier this year. She had been a writer for Morgan Stanley’s wealth management global investment operations since 2017. Before that, she was at Barron’s […]
Barron’s hires Foster as senior writer
Barron’s editor in chief David Cho sent out the following to the staff: All, We are excited to announce Lauren Foster is joining Barron’s as a senior writer covering all manner of investing topics and strategies, with a focus on sustainable investing. Her reporting on companies, philanthropy, wealth management, markets and investing has appeared in the Financial Times, […]
Barron’s hires Politico’s Cassella to cover economics and policy
Megan Cassella, a reporter for Politico, has been hired by Barron’s to cover economics and policy. She will start on Monday. Cassella has been with Politico for more than five years and has been primarily a trade reporter. Previously, Cassella worked for Reuters based out of Washington, covering the economy, domestic politics and the 2016 presidential […]
Barron’s seeks a crypto breaking news reporter
Barron’s is seeking a high-energy reporter who can insightfully cover breaking news about a burgeoning area of investment and finance: cryptocurrency. This is one of the most exciting beats in business journalism. We are seeking a clean writer who can quickly find sharp and original angles on news developments, including the fortunes of crypto trading […]
Barron’s seeks a personal finance writer
Barron’s is searching for an insightful and experienced personal finance writer who can help readers navigate through the rapidly changing world of investing and the critical pocketbook issues that Americans are facing. A key component of this person’s job will be to explain and respond to news events — and what those developments could mean […]
Barron’s seeks a crypto editor
Barron’s is searching for an editor to lead its coverage of crypto currencies, fintech and other major market topics. This person should have a deep understanding of these subjects and be a continual source of story ideas off the news — and also drive coverage that helps set agendas within business journalism. This editor needs […]
Dow Jones/WSJ delays return to work until March 2022
The Dow Jones & Co. staffers received the following announcement on Wednesday: We are all becoming familiar with the fluidity of the Covid-19 pandemic and its continuing impact on our personal and professional lives. It hasn’t been easy. The good news is that despite the unpredictability, many of us have begun to reunite with our […]
Dow Jones reports first-quarter increase in revenue, earnings
Dow Jones & Co., the parent of The Wall Street Journal, MarketWatch.com and Barron’s, reported a 15 percent increase in revenue in the first quarter, primarily due to growth in circulation and subscription revenues. Revenue rose to $444 million and earnings rose 32% to $95 million. Dow Jones is part of News Corp., but the […]
