SEC charges ex-Money journalist in Ponzi scheme

The Securities and Exchange Commission charged a former financial journalist with unlawfully selling the securities of a Ponzi scheme company that collapsed, reports Bruce Kelly of Investment News. Kelly writes, “Prominent among the individuals newly charged is Jordan E. Goodman, a self-described nationally recognized expert on personal finance who for 18 years worked on the editorial staff […]

TD Ameritrade hires Petallides of Fox Business

Former Fox Business Network anchor and New York Stock Exchange floor correspondent Nicole Petallides is joining TD Ameritrade Network as an on-air host. She starts Dec. 17. The TD Ameritrade Network launched in 2017. Petallides will broadcast out of New York, joining hosts that include Oliver Renick, former Bloomberg BusinessWeek co-anchor, and veteran traders from TD […]

Fox Business website seeks a reporter

Fox is looking for a skilled reporter with a passion for business and personal finance news for FOXBusiness.com. Our ideal reporter is a strong writer who is able to work fast, accurately and collaboratively in a competitive news environment. A SNAPSHOT OF YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES Monitor breaking news and tracking all major financial markets, compelling corporate news, business and economic trends […]

How Trump helped build the Fox Business Network

Maxwell Tani, Andrew Kirell and Asawin Suebsaeng of The Daily Beast write about how Donald Trump’s advice helped build Fox Business Network. Tani, Kirell and Suebsaeng write, “Prior to the Fox Business Network’s debut in 2007, late right-wing cable-news chief Roger Ailes consulted with then-reality-TV star Trump on how it should look and feel, according to former […]

Ex-WSJ editor Baker to host weekly Fox Business show

Fox Business Network will debut a new weekly show hosted by former Wall Street Journal editor Gerard Baker on Nov. 30 The program, titled “WSJ at Large with Gerry Baker,” will air on Fridays at 9:30 p.m., and follow “Maria Bartiromo’s Wall Street.” “I’m thrilled to be starting this new venture at FBN,” said Baker […]

How Fox Business shifts its content at night

Justin Peters of Slate takes a look at the content that appears on Fox Business Network. Peters writes, “Late mornings and middays are spent tracking the ups and downs of the financial markets and covering pertinent news stories of both economic and political import. My problem with Fox Business’s daytime programming is the same problem […]

Fox Business bans guest after comment

Fox Business Network will no longer book a guest who blamed the latest migrant caravan on the “Soros-occupied State Department,” reports Avery Anapol of The Hill. Anapol writes, “‘We condemn the rhetoric by the guest on Lou Dobbs Tonight,’ Gary Schreier, senior vice president of programming for Fox Business, said in a statement, according to CNN. ‘This episode was a […]

Fox Business pulls out of Saudi Arabia investment conference

Fox Business Network, which had been the lone remaining international media partner participating in this year’s Future Investment Initiative in Saudi Arabia, dropped out of the event on Thursday, reports Hadas Gold and Oliver Darcy of CNN Business. Gold and Darcy report, “Fox anchor Maria Bartiromo, who interviewed bin Salman on stage last year, had been scheduled to appear. […]

Bartiromo appears to be backing away from Saudi conference

Fox Business Network anchor Maria Bartiromo appears to be backing away from appearing at a Saudi Arabia investment conference that she spoke at last year in the wake of the disappearance of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, reports Jeremy Barr of The Hollywood Reporter. Barr reports, “But, based on Bartiromo’s comments Tuesday morning, the well-known financial journalist seems to be leaning […]

Fox Business cements top spot in biz TV ratings

Fox Business Network cemented its No. 1 position in business television ratings at the end of the third quarter, reports Mark Joyella of Forbes.com. Joyella writes, “Just in time to mark its 11th anniversary this month, Fox Business has cemented its position as the dominant business network on television, finishing the third quarter of 2018 in first […]