CNBC is selling an NFT to honor former anchor Haines
CNBC is honoring former anchor Mark Haines on the 10th anniversary of his passing by auctioning an NFT of his historic market call at the depths of the Great Recession, reports Jason Gewirtz of CNBC.com. Gewirtz reports, “Proceeds from the auction will go to a charity that Mark supported and remains near and dear to his family, […]
Bloomberg editor Al Ali to write about macro market moves
Nour Al Ali, breaking news editor at Bloomberg, is moving to the markets team to write about macro market moves. She has previously served as a technology reporter at the company. She has previously also interned with the emerging markets team in Dubai. Her work has appeared in Medium, MSN, The Guardian, Bloomberg Businessweek, Los […]
FT launches “Unhedged” newsletter about Wall Street
The Financial Times launched “Unhedged,” a weekday newsletter covering the world of markets and finance. It is compiled by the FT’s U.S. finance editor Robert Armstrong. “Wall Street is the symbolic center of capitalism the world over,” said FT U.S. managing editor Peter Spiegel. “Its influence on the global economy and business mean it’s of […]
MarketWatch.com seeks a crypto reporter
MarketWatch seeks a reporter to cover crypto, blockchain, and the burgeoning world of decentralized finance. This writer should relish demystifying complex topics, identifying risks and opportunities for investors, and poking holes in all the hype and hysteria. Tasked with making sense of one of the most exciting and confounding beats we cover, this reporter will […]
MarketWatch.com seeks a trending money reporter
MarketWatch seeks a reporter who can stake a claim to the biggest and most talked-about news of the day. This writer should possess an intuitive feel for the essence of stories and why people share them, and be able to write in a punchy voice marked by a wicked sense of the absurd. At MarketWatch […]
Fitch seeks reporter to cover fixed income
Fitch Solutions’ Leveraged Finance Intelligence team is seeking aSpecial Situations Editor/Reporter to join our market-leading fixed income news team. The role focuses on corporate credits that are showing signs of financial distress, liability management scenarios that require a close read of the credit documents, and the creative ways hedge funds are looking to invest in debt […]
Abelson was a fearless Barron’s editor
Kate Welling of Barron’s profiles former editor in chief Alan Abelson, who was feared by stock hucksters. Welling reports, “Up & Down Wall Street was an unqualified hit from its first appearance in January 1966. Alan’s deft analysis of what made stocks tick—and his stiletto dissection of hype—attracted legions of new subscribers to Barron’s. Reading his columns […]
CNBC.com hires markets reporter, personal finance reporter
CNBC.com managing editor Jeff McCracken sent out the following announcement on Friday: I am pleased to announce two new hires coming to the CNBC.com newsroom. First, Tanaya Macheel joins the markets team as a reporter working on CNBC PRO, our subscription investor service. Tanaya will report to Markets Editor John Melloy and spend a lot of time […]
Wilson named stocks editor for Bloomberg Television
Longtime Bloomberg News journalist David Wilson has been named stocks editor for Bloomberg Television. He will be on the air six times throughout the day. Wilson has been at Bloomberg since October 1990, hired as its second stock markets reporter. He joined just three-and-a-half months after it published its first story. Since then, he has been a […]
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 […]