Barron’s hires Stone from CBS MoneyWatch

Amey Stone, previously the executive editor at CBS MoneyWatch, has been hired by Barron’s. In an email to Talking Biz News, Stone wrote, “I’m really pleased to be part of the staff of Barron’s, one of the most prestigious and influential financial publications today. In addition to writing the ‘Current Yield’ column in the magazine,  […]

“Wall Street Week” and its cautious roll-out strategy

Anthony Scaramucci, the Wall Street investor who is bringing back “Wall Street Week,” spoke with Capital New York about how the show will expand slowly. Here is an excerpt: CAPITAL: It will air in a handful of local markets, and also streaming online, right? SCARAMUCCI: What I decided to do was not to take the […]

“Wall Street Week” relaunches next week

Anthony Scaramucci, the Wall Street investor who is bringing back the television show “Wall Street Week,” writes Friday about his reasoning. The new show debuts April 19. Scaramucci writes, “Each week, Wall Street Week viewers will have access to the world’s leading investors, CEOs, policy-makers and other top names in finance and government. Instead of minutia and […]

Bloomberg terminals hit by outage on Friday morning

Bloomberg’s trading terminal — used by traders to read business and economics news — experienced an outage on Friday morning, reports Matt Clinch of CNBC.com. Clinch reports, “The U.K. Debt Management Office confirmed to CNBC that a treasury auction due at 10 a.m. London time on Friday morning had been postponed due to the problems […]

Bloomberg Radio’s Ken Prewitt dies at 68

Ken Prewitt, a Bloomberg Radio anchor who interviewed billionaire investors, Wall Street executives and a former Federal Reserve chairman in a news career with jobs at CBS and ABC television, has died, reports Stephen Miller of Bloomberg News. Millwr writes, “Tall, lean and white-haired, Prewitt was the daily host of Bloomberg Radio’s ‘The First Word’ […]

Bloomberg seeks hedge fund reporter in London

Bloomberg News is seeking a reporter to cover hedge funds from London. The ideal candidate will demonstrate a proven ability to break news and build contacts within key hedge-funds and investors across Europe. Responsibilities also include liaising with other members on the team, and assisting with our broader coverage of the financial-services industry. Qualifications: -Bachelor’s […]

The business journalist who is also a beauty queen

Julia La Roche, a senior reporter at Business Insider, was crowned Miss New York United States in March 2014. Last week, she crowned her successor. La Roche competed at the Miss United States pageant in Washington D.C. during the Fourth of July holiday. She joined Business Insider in August 2011 after working at CNBC.com. La […]

Seeking Alpha launches premium service

Seeking Alpha is starting a premium service where some of its writers can charge for content, writes editor in chief Eli Hoffmann. Hoffmann writes, “Premium author subscriptions, which we’re launching today, is our attempt to create a marketplace for SA authors (and potentially non-authors) to engage with users looking for that ‘something more’ and willing […]

Bloomberg seeks commodities reporters in China

Bloomberg News is seeking reporters for its Energy, Environment and Commodities team in China. Based in Beijing, Shanghai or Hong Kong, the reporters will be required to break market-moving news, write the day’s news with authority, and deliver agenda-setting and memorable features on some of China’s biggest companies. We’d like to speak to candidates with […]

Secondaries Investor seeks editor

Secondaries Investor, the only news website dedicated to covering the thriving market for secondaries in private equity, real estate and other alternative asset classes, is looking for a senior journalist to help develop and deliver its output of quality news and analysis.This New York-based editor will lead the news coverage on www.secondariesinvestor.com, taking responsibility for […]