Bloomberg hires Weinstein to cover SEC, CFTC

Bloomberg News has hired Austin Weinstein to cover the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission in its Washington bureau. He comes to the role after year as an American Political Science Association Congressional Fellow, where he worked for Sen. Jon Ossoff on Senate Banking Committee issues. He previously was the banking reporter for […]

NY Times takes EU to court over Pfizer texts

The New York Times is taking the European Commission to court over its failure to release text messages between its president and the Pfizer CEO, reports Samuel Stolton of Politico. Stolton reports, “The newspaper will face off against EU lawyers in the bloc’s highest court, arguing that the Commission faces a legal obligation to release the messages, […]

CNBC reporter Mui departing after six years

Ylan Mui, a reporter in CNBC’s Washington bureau covering economic policy and Congress, is leaving after six years. Before joining CNBC in 2017, Mui spent more than a decade at The Washington Post, including serving as the White House economic policy writer. While there, she also covered the Federal Reserve, the economy, subprime lending, consumer finance, […]

Reuters hires Gillison to cover US financial regulation

Megan Davies, U.S. finance and markets editor at Reuters, sent out the following: I am very pleased to announce that Douglas Gillison will be joining us on Monday Jan. 9 as U.S. Financial Regulation Correspondent, based in D.C. Douglas will cover the major financial regulators – primarily the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the […]

Bloomberg seeks a legal and antitrust reporter in Brussels

Bloomberg News is hiring a legal and antitrust reporter based in Brussels. We are seeking an experienced journalist who can generate market moving scoops and compelling analysis, handling everything from breaking news to enterprise stories. Sitting within the wider European legal team you are a driven, enthusiastic well-rounded reporter who has a solid network of […]

Davidson departing Politico for Bloomberg

Politico reporter Kate Davidson, who co-wrote the “Morning Money” newsletter, is leaving to become U.S. economy editor for Bloomberg News. She had been with Politico since October 2021. She will start her new role on Dec. 12. “I can’t tell you how much I’ve enjoyed steering this ship, thanks in no small part to the wonderful […]

Bloomberg Gov hires Cahlink as an editor

Bloomberg Government has hired George Cahlink to be an editor for its Congress coverage. Cahlink has more than two decades of experience covering Capitol Hill and federal agencies. He was at E&E News since 2016. Previously, he worked for 10 years at CQ Roll Call in several editing and writing positions. He also covered the Defense Department as […]

Politico hires Guggenheim to cover tax policy

Clea Benson, managing editor of policy news at Politico, sent out the following to the staff on Monday: We’re delighted to welcome Benjamin Guggenheim to POLITICO, where he’ll join the tax team to cover a beat that’s a perennial favorite among our readers: the IRS and tax policy on Capitol Hill. Benjamin comes to us […]

Reuters seeks a US financial regulation correspondent

Reuters is looking for an experienced U.S. Financial Regulation Correspondent to cover the major financial regulators –primarily the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau – as part of our broader Global Finance & Markets team. We’re looking for someone with a passion for breaking news and writing quick analytical takes, as well […]

Bloomberg hires Johnson to cover DC bank regulation

Bloomberg News has hired Katanga Johnson to cover bank regulation in its Washington bureau. Johnson had been at Reuters. He had been covering U.S. regulation at the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Johnson interned at WAMU and Congressional Quarterly in addition to Reuters. He is an alumnus of Morehouse College and […]