Business Insider hires Lee as a markets reporter
Business Insider has hired reporter Isabelle Lee to cover markets. She started Monday. Lee was previously an intern at Bloomberg News on the technology team. She also interned at CNN. She holds a master’s degree from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, and previously covered markets in the Philippines for ABS-CBN. She reported daily from the […]
Precious metals site Kitco News hires Makori as editor in chief
Kitco News, which covers the precious metals industry, has hired Michelle Makori as editor-in-chief and lead anchor. Makori is based in New York and will manage all Kitco News editorial operations. “I’m thrilled to welcome Michelle to the Kitco News team,” said Kitco media director John Dourekas in a statement. “We aim to deliver information […]
Bloomber’s Aquino to lead FX/rates team
Kristine Aquino, team leader for Bloomberg News’ Markets Live blog in Europe, is becoming the leader for its foreign exchange and rates team. She has been with the Markets Live team since November 2016, first as a writer. She previously was a reporter and editor on the foreign exchange team in London and in Singapore. […]
The Information seeks a crypto reporter
The Information is looking for an enterprising reporter to cover blockchain technology and cryptocurrency and to put their mark on the coverage by leading a regular newsletter on the subjects. There are few topics as opaque, fast-changing and, over the long term, significant to the technology industry as cryptocurrencies and blockchain. While crypto asset prices […]
Mercado becoming markets editor at CNBC
CNBC personal finance writer Darla Mercado is becoming a markets editor for the business news website. She starts her new position next week. As a personal finance writer, she has been writing about taxes, retirement planning, insurance and more. Mercado is also a Certified Financial Planner professional. She has been at CNBC since July 2016. She previously […]
Business Insider seeks a senior markets reporter in London
Business Insider is looking for a senior markets reporter to join the team in London. Our markets reporters write for the Markets Insider site, a global real-time markets data destination. They deliver fresh insights to our audience and provide markets news readers with critical insight and data. The team works collaboratively with reporters and editors […]
NY Post corrects usage of Black CEO as a “criminal”
The New York Post business section issued a correction after photoshopping the image of a Black CEO to make him look like a criminal, reports Zachary Petrizzo of Mediaite. Petrizzo reports, “Wes Moore, the CEO of NYC charity foundation Robin Hood, called out the tabloid for casting him as a ‘criminal’ in art that accompanied a […]
Business Insider’s Campbell signs book deal for “Going Public”
Business Insider chief finance correspondent Dakin Campbell has signed a book deal for “Going Public.” The book is about the intensifying fight over how initial public offerings are handled on Wall Street, and the small group of West Coast renegades trying to upend the system in the midst of one of the wildest periods in […]
Breslow, author of “Trader’s Note” column at Bloomberg News, has died
Richard K. Breslow, an editorial staffer on the markets team at Bloomberg News, died Monday morning. John Authers of Bloomberg News writes, “A former trader at Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and WestLB AG, and a father of four, Richard was one of the wisest and most drily funny people I’ve met. I wish I’d had more […]
MarketWatch.com seeks a markets reporter in New York
MarketWatch seeks a reporter who can distill the moves and whims of the market into smart, punchy news stories and analysis. Though speed is important here, we’re most interested in candidates who can make the smart connections others miss, spotting trends, insights, and longer-term implications that will give our audience of investors and advisers the […]
