The guilty pleasure of WSJ’s Mansion

Andrew Ferguson of The Atlantic writes about the appeal of Mansion Global, the Dow Jones publication that covers high-end real estate. Ferguson writes, “Next to house lust, the motive power of Mansion lies in the possibilities, however implicit, for envy: green-eyed, palm-dampened, parched-mouth resentment. The editors, of course, know this, but here again they show rather […]

Dow Jones Newswires seeks economics reporter for Europe, Middle East, Africa

Dow Jones Newswires seeks a digitally proficient financial journalist to cover regional economies across Europe, the Middle East and Africa. The role involves covering economic indicators in the region, helping to plan and coordinate coverage ahead of time, then sending headlines and quickly writing the first stories and essential updates that will provide professional investors […]

Barron’s set an all-time audience record in April

Financial publication Barron’s broke its all-time record by amassing a total digital and print audience of more than 10 million print and digital users in April, according to a report Wednesday from parent company News Corp. Barron’s subscriber base also grew over 20 percent year-over-year in the first three months of calendar 2019 and is […]

Phillips, longtime Dow Jones CEO, dies at 92

Warren Phillips, who was CEO of Wall Street Journal parent Dow Jones & Co. from 1975 to 1990 and earlier a journalist at the paper, died Friday at 92. James Hagerty of The Journal writes, “Mr. Phillips was CEO of Dow Jones from 1975 until the end of 1990. He retired as chairman of the company in […]

Dow Jones: Apple partnership helping grow audience

William Lewis, the chief executive officer of Dow Jones & Co., sent out the following to the staff on Friday: Dear Colleague, Yesterday News Corp released its earnings information for the third quarter of fiscal 2019. I would like to share some of the key points as they relate to Dow Jones. During the analyst call […]

MarketWatch.com, Barron’s see strong third quarter growth

Robert Thomson, the chief executive officer of News Corp., the parent of The Wall Street Journal, MarketWatch.com and Barron’s, made the following comments during its third quarter earnings conference call: The Journal is the most trusted masthead in America and that value can be seen in its results this quarter, with paid digital-only subscribers of […]

Dow Jones Newswires seeks rewrite editor in Singapore

Dow Jones Newswires seeks digitally proficient financial journalists to write, edit and publish breaking corporate and market news from Asia-Pacific. This is a fast-paced job aimed at delivering real-time news to the professional investors who need it. Candidates will need the versatility and confidence to handle market-sensitive news of all kinds, as well as edits […]

Dow Jones seeks a commodities reporter in London

Dow Jones Newswires seeks an experienced and speedy reporter to cover commodities markets in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. The successful candidate will have a minimum of two-to-three years of experience reporting on financial markets, ideally in a real-time news environment. The role requires excellent news judgement; the ability to cut through jargon and […]

Dow Jones Newswires seeks a publishing editor in Barcelona

Dow Jones seeks a publishing editor for its real-time Newswires focused on business, finance, markets and economies across Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Based in Barcelona, this editor will be a wordsmith who can digest copy quickly and thoroughly for style and substance. This role is responsible for ensuring our content, written in English, […]

Barron’s Group hires Bucak for Private Equity News

Selin Bucak has been hired by Barron’s Group as a senior reporter at Private Equity News in London. She will report to Francesco Guerrera, publisher of Financial News and Private Equity News. Bucak joins from Citywire where she was a reporter and news editor since 2014 covering wealth and asset management. In recognition of her […]