Bloomberg’s Ngai becomes Asia stocks team leader

Bloomberg News reporter Catherine Ngai is becoming its Asia stocks team leader. She will be managing a team of reporters across Australia, Japan, China and some places in between. She moved to Hong Kong last year to join its China markets team. She has been at Bloomberg since May 2018 covering energy markets and commodities. Ngai previously worked at Reuters, where […]

FT names US financial editor, US news editor

The Financial Times announced Tuesday new roles for two of its most senior New York-based journalists as part of ongoing plans to upgrade its coverage of Wall Street and expand its reach in the United States. Gary Silverman, who has served as U.S. news editor for the past three years, will become U.S. financial editor, […]

Fortune seeks a reporter to cover finance news

Fortune magazine is seeking a smart and energetic journalist to report and write daily finance news. We’re looking for a reporter who can think critically about the biggest news stories and find interesting angles that make us stand out. You should feel comfortable reporting on one or more of these areas: the stock market, banking, […]

ETF.com seeks a financial staff writer

ETF.com, the leading source of exchange-traded fund news and data, is looking for a staff writer to join our dynamic team of ETF experts. In this role, the writer will create daily ETF-focused content with an eye for breaking news and industry trends that matter to a broad audience, including retail investors, institutional as well […]

TheStreet.com hires Bodley to oversee crypto coverage

TheStreet.com has hired Michael Bodley to oversee its crypto coverage and be the editorial lead for its new Crypto Investor newsletter. Bodley previously was a senior writer for Hedge Fund Alert, writing about new funds, performance, service providers and personnel moves. He was a breaking news fellow at the San Francisco Chronicle and a business reporting intern […]

Golden departing Business Insider to become investment manager

Investing reporter Theo Golden is leaving Business Insider to become a trainee investment manager. He plans to join money manager Baillie Gifford in September. “I’m so grateful to have worked in such a fantastic newsroom and I will really miss all my wonderful colleagues, especially the brilliant markets and investing teams,” said Golden on Twitter. Golden joined […]

Investor charged with using business reporter for insider trading

The federal government has charged the head of a financial firm with using insider information and a relationship with a business reporter to reap a profit. Michael Katz of Chief Investment Officer writes, “According to a 10-count indictment, over the course of five years Peltz allegedly developed relationships with sources at publicly traded companies and profited from […]

NPR seeks a Wall Street reporter

NPR’s Business Desk is seeking a reporter to cover Wall Street. The ideal candidate should have a proven track record of covering markets, finance and banking. We are looking for an aggressive, well-sourced reporter who has the ability to cover breaking news, deliver scoops and also bring sharp insights about an industry that has such a […]

MarketWatch hires Idzelis to cover markets

MarketWatch.com has hired Christine Idzelis to cover markets. Her first day was Monday. Idzelis has been at Institutional Investor as a senior writer and editor, covering the asset management industry. She has been there since February 2017. She previously worked at Investment News, a Crain publication, covering Wall Street wealth management and independent investment advisers. Idzelis had been […]

NY Times biz reporter Popper to write book about GameStop trading frenzy

New York Times business reporter Nathaniel Popper has signed a contract to write a book about the GameStop trading frenzy. The book, tentatively called “Power Shift,” is expected to be published in Spring 2022. It will be published by Dey Street Books, a unit of Harper Collins. The book will be told from the perspectives of old-guard […]