Bloomberg launching newsletters that will cost $2,000/year

Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson of the Financial Times writes in Monday’s paper about Bloomberg L.P. launching a series of newsletters that will cost subscribers $2,000 per year. Edgecliffe-Johnson writes, “A daily economics newsletter and three weekly titles covering hedge funds, mergers and structured notes have been available for free to customers of the Bloomberg Professional terminal service […]

WSJ DC bureau hires Bloomberg reporter

Wall Street Journal Washington bureau chief John Bussey sent out the following announcement to the staff Thursday afternoon: I’m pleased to announce that Patrick O’Connor will be joining the Washington bureau as our chief Washington Wire blogger. Patrick will also write more broadly about politics and will report to National Politics Editor Aaron Zitner. Patrick […]

Rose to anchor Bloomberg TV's election-night coverage

Joe Pompeo of The Business Insider has the details on what CNBC and Bloomberg Television will be doing on election night. Pompeo writes, “CNBC’s coverage will be helmed by Maria Bartiromo and Carl Quintanilla from 7-11 p.m., followed by Tyler Mathisen and Amanda Drury from 11-midnight. “Bloomberg, meanwhile, has lined up Charlie Rose, who will […]

Bloomberg's opposition to Comcast-NBC deal

Cecilia Kang of The Washington Post writes about how Bloomberg LP has been the most vocal opponent of Comcast’s proposed deal to acquire NBC, the parent of business news network CNBC. Kang writes, “Specifically, Bloomberg is concerned that a merger of the cable and media giants could relegate rivals — such as the Bloomberg TV […]

Fed won’t join banks in appealing ruling in Bloomberg case

The Federal Reserve won’t join a banking industry trade group in asking the U.S. Supreme Court to let the government continue to withhold details of emergency loans made to financial firms in 2008. The Clearing House Association LLC, a group of the biggest commercial banks filed the appeal Tuesday. The Federal Reserve won’t file its […]

Business journalism for young reporters

TALKING BIZ NEWS EXCLUSIVE A panel of young business reporters encouraged college students Friday to learn as much as they can about business to make themselves better equipped to handle business and economics stories. “It’s about being a learner,” said Julia LaRoche, who works for CNBC.com. “I feel like I learn something new every day.” […]

Bloomberg hires editor of Cleveland paper to be executive editor

Susan Goldberg, the editor of the Cleveland Plain Dealer, has been hired by Bloomberg News to be an executive editor at the news service, according to a story on the Plain Dealer’s Web site. The story states, “Goldberg had taken over as editor of the paper in May 2007, and was the first female editor […]

Bloomberg names DC reporting staff

Mike Tackett of Bloomberg’s Washington operations has sent out a memo naming some new reporters for the Bloomberg Government venture, as well as for Bloomberg News and Bloomberg BusinessWeek, according to Matt Dornic of Fishbowl DC. Here is the memo: I’m extremely pleased to formally announce some changes and additions to the Washington Finance team […]

Bloomberg TV hires Murphy

Joe Pompeo of The Business Insider reports that Bloomberg Television has hired another on-air talent. Pompeo writes, “Lisa Murphy, who joins the network from New York’s Fox 5, where she covered business and consumer news. Today was her first day on the air as an anchor. “Prior to her journalism career, Murphy spent 15 years […]

Bloomberg News names new monthly columnist

Economist Simon Johnson has joined Bloomberg News as a monthly columnist covering the economy and the financial industry. Johnson is the Ronald A. Kurtz Professor of Entrepreneurship at MIT Sloan School of Management and a senior fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics. He is also a co-founder of BaselineScenario.com and a member of […]