TheStreet.com hires O’Brient as tech markets reporter
TheStreet.com has hired Samuel O’Brient as a tech markets reporter. He has spent the last three years as a reporter for InvestorPlace.com. O’Brient also worked as a political reporter for Curiosity Shots and as an economic policy analyst for US Resist News. He holds a bachelor’s degree from Sarah Lawrence College and a master’s degree from Trinity […]
The BBC stops publishing financial market data
The BBC has stopped publishing financial market data on its website, app or TV red button service as part of its cost-saving drive, reports Charlotte Tobitt of Press Gazette. Tobitt writes, “BBC News has provided market data pages for many years. It has previously said that its 2012 transition to a new website meant these pages […]
WSJ taps Baer as deputy markets editor
Justin Baer has been named deputy markets editor at The Wall Street Journal. He has been a senior special writer about Wall Street and investing for the finance bureau in New York. Baer has covered many of the world’s largest banks, brokers and investment firms. He has written extensively on subjects ranging from post-crisis bank regulation […]
Rembert returns to Bloomberg to cover municipal finance
Bloomberg News has hired Elizabeth Rembert to cover municipal finance. She will start Dec. 16 and be based in New York. Rembert is a graduate of the University of Nebraska and for the last several years has been working as a senior reporter for Nebraska Public Media News, covering abortion and reproductive healthcare while also producing radio […]
Bloomberg taps LaCapra as team leader for leveraged finance and private credit
Michael Tsang, managing editor of the markets editing hub at Bloomberg News, sent out the following: All, Please join me in congratulating Lauren LaCapra, who will move to Credit to become TL for Leveraged Finance and Private Credit. During her time on the Markets Editing Hub, Lauren has impressed with her command of markets and […]
WSJ reporter Singh departs for research firm
Hardika Singh, a markets reporter for The Wall Street Journal, has left the organization and joined Fundstrat Global Advisors, an independent market research firm. She joined The Journal in 2021 as a commodities reporter covering energy and metals. Singh previously interned for The Journal on the markets desk covering stocks, bonds, commodities, crypto and currencies. […]
Bird to cover Wall Street, US finance for The Economist
Mike Bird, Asia business and finance editor for The Economist, is moving to New York in 2025 to cover Wall Street and U.S. finance for the publication. Bird joined The Economist in Singapore in 2021. He writes about capital markets, economic development and major corporations across the region. Bird previously worked for The Wall Street […]
WSJ seeks an energy markets reporter in London
The Wall Street Journal seeks a talented reporter to cover the rough-and-tumble energy markets in London. This person will be our go-to writer on global oil markets, the intersection of energy and geopolitics, the green transition and beyond. A Wall Street Journal energy markets reporter sits at the heart of our coverage of the economy, […]
WSJ’s “Intelligent Investor” newsletter switching to paid
“The Intelligent Investor,” a weekly Wall Street Journal newsletter, is becoming a paid offering. Jason Zweig writes “The Intelligent Investor” every weekend for The Journal. He also writes “Back in Business,” an occasional column about financial history. Jason is the author of “Your Money and Your Brain,” on the neuroscience of investing, and the editor […]
Axios hires Berkowitz as ME for media and markets coverage
Axios has chosen Ben Berkowitz to be its next managing editor of business and markets. Berkowitz will oversee all of Axios’ business and markets coverage and products, including newsletters such as Axios Pro Rata, Axios Macro, Axios Markets, Axios Closer and Axios Crypto. “We are very excited to have Ben joining Axios to lead our […]
