New York Times seeks economics editor
The New York Times is seeking a creative and inspiring leader to direct and help define our economics coverage. We are especially open to new ideas about how best to structure and execute top-flight economics coverage in the digital media age. Candidates should have a deep background in editing and/or writing about economics, a demonstrated […]
BBC News seeks economics/business reporter in New York
BBC News is looking for a business and economics writer to join its New York bureau. The successful candidate will cover the main US economic and corporate news of the day for the BBC’s award winning web-site. In addition they will be expected to find and develop original feature ideas. To do this job you […]
Washington Post seeks economics reporter
The Washington Post is looking for an economics correspondent to cover a period of profound change in America and the world. The beginning of the Trump administration, combined with Republican control of Congress, opens the door to an era of vast policymaking. At the top of the agenda will be taxes, trade, domestic spending, the […]
WaPo economics reporter Tankersley is joining Vox
Jim Tankersley, who has covered economic policy for the Washington Post for the past four years, has been hired by Vox. Before joining The Post, he wrote for National Journal, covering the breakdown in American job creation, the decline in economic mobility and the failure of policy makers to adapt to an increasingly complex set […]
Global economics editor King among those leaving WSJ
Neil King, The Wall Street Journal’s global economics editor, is among those leaving the newspaper this week via a buyout offer. On Facebook, King wrote, “The Journal was and still is (though maybe slightly less than it was) a thing of beauty. And helping add a drop or two to that beauty was a joy. […]
Coverage: As expected, Fed raises interest rates
The Federal Open Market Committee raised interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point on Wednesday, the first increase in a year and only the second since the great recession of last decade. Chris Matthews of Fortune had the news: The move was widely expected, as a falling unemployment rate and rising wages signaled to […]
Coverage: Markets cautious ahead of Fed meeting
With the Federal Reserve Board’s committee that oversees interest rates meeting this coming week, investors will be cautious ahead of the decision. Caroline Valetkevitch of Reuters has an overview: While investors have long anticipated the Fed will raise rates at the Dec. 13-14 meeting – in what would be its first such move in a year […]
Cedar Rapids Gazette seeks business reporter
The Gazette, based in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, is seeking business reporter with strong digital skills to join its news team. The business reporter would be focused on an array of business related items – including local and regional economies and consumer behaviors. The ideal candidate is fluent in economic concepts, is comfortable interviewing high-level business […]
WSJ’s Reddy joining Politico as managing editor
Sudeep Reddy, global economics editor at The Wall Street Journal, has been named a managing editor at Politico along with Karey Van Hall. Here is part of the memo sent by Politico editor Carrie Budoff-Brown and editor in chief John Harris on Wednesday morning: Sudeep’s mandate as managing editor is to help deepen the impact of our policy […]
Coverage: The economy is growing faster than expected
The U.S. economy grew at a 3.2 percent clip during the third quarter, the Commerce Department announced Tuesday, outpacing the 3.0 percent growth rate that economists expected. Lucia Mutikani of Reuters had the news: Growth was the strongest since the third quarter of 2014 and followed the second quarter’s anemic 1.4 percent pace. Output was lifted […]
