Cody Willard returns to TheStreet’s Real Money
Cody Willard, who was an anchor on Fox Business Network when it launched in 2007, is now writing regularly for TheStreet’s Real Money. Willard, who first wrote for Real Money in 2001 and 2002, wrote Thursday, “Clearly, much of my career’s success is due to TheStreet and Jim Cramer specifically and I’ve told Jim how […]
Futures magazine changes name to Modern Trader
Futures magazine, which has been published since 1972, is changing its name to Modern Trader with the July issue. The name change reflects the fact that its coverage has been more than the futures markets for quite some time, said editor Daniel Collins. “It’s more than a re-branding,” said Collins in a telephone call with […]
Kass: The problem with TV stock market pundits
Doug Kass of TheStreet.com writes about the problems with listening to stock market pundits who appear on business television. Kass writes, “The investment world and the media that cover it demand endless opinions that most people have limited information on. I describe this as being 3-miles wide and 1-inch deep. Sometimes the respondents just make […]
Bloomberg Television overhauls daytime lineup
Bloomberg Television has made a number of changes this week to its daytime programming. As of Monday, Bloomberg TV stopped airing a number of branded shows, including “In The Loop,” “Money Clip,” “Bottom Line,” “Street Smart” and “Taking Stock.” Everything between 10 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. is now called “Bloomberg Markets.” The thought behind the […]
InvestmentNews seeks AME in New York
InvestmentNews is seeking a bright, ambitious and experienced assistant managing editor to join its editorial team and to take charge of Crain’s Wealth, a successful, consumer-oriented, website that is managed and maintained by InvestmentNews. This is an excellent opportunity for a personal finance editor with a passion for investing, retirement planning, tax and estate issues […]
TheStreet putting Real Money behind metered paywall
TheStreet announced Wednesday that it’s putting its Real Money content behind a metered paywall similar to what is used by The New York Times and the Financial Times. The Real Money content, which is currently available only by subscription, will now be available to readers up to eight articles a month. Beyond that, Real Money […]
Coverage: RBS and Nomura misled Fannie and Freddie
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac won a victory in court Monday after a judge ruled that Nomura and Royal Bank of Scotland misled them about what was in mortgage securities. Bob Van Voris had these details in his story for Bloomberg: Nomura Holdings Inc. and Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc may face $500 million […]
TheStreet to launch four new TV shows
TheStreet announced that it is launching four new shows to its video content. “At TheStreet TV, are the the only ones focused on purposeful viewing for investing and money. We focus solely on the needs of the investor community,” said Elisabeth DeMarse, chairman and CEO of TheStreet, in a statement. The shows include: “Disrupters,” a […]
Stock gurus in business journalism
Jake Barach writes for the American History of Business Journalism site about the influence investors have when they appear in business journalism. Barach writes, “Three investing experts’ opinions, a 74.8 percent climb, a 62.7 percent drop, multiple double-digit percentage intraday swings, several hundred PowerPoint slides and two and a half years, and Herbalife Ltd.’s shares […]
Reuters seeks chief commodities correspondent in Beijing
Reuters is looking for an inspirational leader, insightful editor and exceptional reporter to lead our commodities news team in China, where slowing economic growth is sending shock waves across the raw materials sector in the form of plummeting demand for steel making ingredients and reversing trade flows in an array of energy products. The chosen […]
