WSJ seeks markets reporter in New York

The Wall Street Journal seeks a versatile reporter with strong digital skills to join its markets team in New York. Markets is a vital and fast-paced coverage area at the heart of the Journal. The reporter will work on the full gamut of markets content: live blogs, newsletters, breaking news and news features. We need […]

Fake news in business journalism affects trust

Research by Yale University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology faculty shows that fake news about companies affects trust about business journalism. Marinna Neisnner of Yale Insights writes, “The team then tried to determine the source of the fake news. Deceptive articles about small and mid-sized firms were more likely to appear around the same time as […]

USA Today seeks personal finance/financial markets reporter

USA Today’s Money section is seeking a personal finance and financial markets reporter for its New York bureau. This reporter will cover all aspects of personal finance including retirement, saving, home buying and more. The ideal candidate will be an idea machine who will write enterprise and breaking news stories and video scripts. This reporter […]

WSJ hires Fontana as an equities reporter

The Wall Street Journal has hired Francesca Fontana as an equities reporter. She starts next week. Fontana has been a tech reporter for TheStreet.com since February. Fontana interned at The Wall Street Journal this past summer and had been freelancing for the business newspaper before joining TheStreet. She reported and wrote a feature story and […]

Coverage: Buffett, Dimon call for end to quarterly earnings guidance

Billionaire investor Warren Buffett and JP Morgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon came out Thursday against companies providing quarterly earnings guidance to Wall Street, saying its short-term focus hurts the economy. Liz Moyer of CNBC.com had the news: Dimon, the chairman of the Business Roundtable, said the group of CEOs has thrown its support behind companies backing […]

Bloomberg News seeks credit markets reporter in New York

At Bloomberg News we are known for our quality, accuracy and ability to deliver news investors can use. It’s what keeps us inventing and re-inventing, all the time. We are looking for a Reporter in our credit markets team, based in New York. You will be responsible for breaking stories about new deals and trends […]

Bloomberg News seeks equities reporter in New York

Bloomberg News is one of the biggest financial news organizations in the world, leading the way in delivering scoops about mergers and acquisitions. Our global equities team covers the regional equity markets, as well as breaks news on individual equities and market events. You’re tenacious and passionate about developing sources and breaking news, while also […]

Reporter Chappatta moving to Bloomberg Opinion

Bloomberg News reporter Brian Chappatta is moving to Bloomberg Opinion to write about the bond market. His new position starts after Memorial Day. Chappatta has been covering the $14.9 trillion U.S. Treasury market, central bank interest-rate policies and bond markets across the world. He frequently wrote Bloomberg News’s weekly bond-market feature story, known as the “Greet” for […]

Coverage: Dow jumps nearly 300 points, closes above 25,000

After finishing lower three of the past four weeks, the Dow Jones industrial average rose 1.2 percent Monday as the blue-chip average gained more than 298 points and closed above 25,000 for the first time since mid-March. Adam Shell of USA Today had the story: Aircraft maker Boeing and Caterpillar, which makes heavy earth-moving equipment, led the Dow […]