Year-end projections and the business journalists who cover them
Alicia McElhaney of Institutional Investor writes about the projections given by investment firms and the journalists who write about them. MeElhaney writes, “At a recent press luncheon held by a major investment firm in Manhattan, a trio of portfolio managers stood in front of a PowerPoint presentation projected onto the restaurant’s wall and proffered vague predictions […]
Recent market tremors are a challenge for the media
The recent ups and downs of the stock market make it tough for the media to assess what is going on, writes Jon Allsop of Columbia Journalism Review. Allsop writes, “Since Trump took office, the news cycle has been consumed by a pervading sense of political crisis, bolstered by the rise of destabilizing populist forces […]
TD Ameritrade hires Petallides of Fox Business
Former Fox Business Network anchor and New York Stock Exchange floor correspondent Nicole Petallides is joining TD Ameritrade Network as an on-air host. She starts Dec. 17. The TD Ameritrade Network launched in 2017. Petallides will broadcast out of New York, joining hosts that include Oliver Renick, former Bloomberg BusinessWeek co-anchor, and veteran traders from TD […]
Yahoo Finance starts ad campaign about its live video push
Yahoo Finance kicked-off a new, multimedia ad campaign on Monday as it prepares to expand its live video programming to eight hours of daily market coverage in January 2019. The commercials, produced by the creative team at Verizon Media Group, feature a line-up of Yahoo Finance’s trusted anchors and reporters as they get ready for […]
Fake news is to blame for disconnect between markets and economy
A JPMorgan Chase analyst blames the disconnect between the U.S. economy and how markets are behaving on fake media, writes Hugh Son of CNBC.com. Son writes, “‘While higher volatility that comes with less monetary support warrants somewhat lower equity valuations, lower risk positioning, higher equity volatility and higher credit spreads, we think that the current divergence is […]
Axios seeks a markets editor
Axios is a new digital media company that tells you what matters and why to make you smarter, faster. We’re hiring a markets editor. Why it Matters: This editor will launch a new daily newsletter covering markets, business, finance, economics and everything in between. You will manage junior market reporters and be responsible for setting […]
CNBC launching new afternoon show featuring Evans
Craig Bengtson, vice president of business news programming for CNBC, sent out the following announcement on Thursday: I’m pleased to announce CNBC will launch a new afternoon program, “The Exchange,” on Monday, January 7, anchored by Kelly Evans. The show, in development under the direction of Senior Executive Producer of Program Development Matt Quayle and […]
Business Insider hires Ungarino to cover markets
Rebecca Ungarino of CNBC has been hired by Business Insider to cover the markets. Ungarino is an associate producer at CNBC, producing daily on-air and digital segments about the financial markets for “Trading Nation” and “Futures Now.” She also frequently contributes market coverage to CNBC.com. “I’m so grateful for my time at this incredible network and […]
Coverage: Oil prices fall most since 2015 on oversupply fears
The oil market is undergoing a stunning reversal as crude futures fell their most since 2015, wiping out this year’s gains after hitting their highest levels since 2014 just six weeks ago. Tom DiChristopher of CNBC.com had the news: The slump reflects a fundamental change in the outlook for the oil prices. A month ago, traders […]
CNBC seeks markets and investing reporter
CNBC is seeking a Reporter for the markets, investing and finance team to improve our coverage of breaking market and Wall Street news, as well as our analysis of investing and banking trends. This person must be prepared to generate a large body of breaking market news along with provide step-back analysis when the market […]
