MarketWatch.com seeks a news editor in San Francisco

MarketWatch.com is looking for a meticulous editor to help shape a fast-paced financial newsroom. The ideal candidate should be a deft handler of copy who’s obsessed with accuracy, style and writing that engages a broad spectrum of readers. At MarketWatch, published by Dow Jones, our mission is to help readers understand what the news of […]

Marketwatch.com seeks a retail and consumer reporter

MarketWatch is seeking an enterprising and energetic reporter to cover the retail and consumer beat, from big-box retailers, like Walmart and Target, to food companies and restaurant operators like McDonald’s, Chipotle and Yum! Brands. This is an opportunity to be part of a real-time desk that digs into company earnings reporters in search of news […]

TradingView adds Dow Jones content

Retail investing platform TradingView has struck a deal to add Dow Jones Newswires content to its website and mobile applications. The agreement includes The Wall Street Journal, Barron’s and MarketWatch.com content. “We pride ourselves on providing the most trusted journalism, data and analysis to help the global financial community make smarter, faster decisions,” said Joe […]

MarketWatch.com AME Kerch has retired

Steven Kerch, an assistant managing editor at MarketWatch.com, has retired. Kerch was also real estate editor and personal finance editor at the website, which he joined in February 2001. Previously Kerch was real estate editor at the Chicago Tribune, where he oversaw three weekly real estate sections and managed a staff of a dozen writers […]

MarketWatch.com seeks a markets reporter in London

MarketWatch.com seeks a reporter to help up with our markets coverage, with a focus on covering the hedge-fund industry and other major buyside investors. The ideal candidate would be clued into how major investors see financial markets, how they are trying to profit and be able to chronicle both their successes and failures. This candidate […]

Union representing WSJ journalists asks to start negotiation

The Independent Association of Publishers’ Employers 1096, which represents business journalists at The Wall Street Journal, MarketWatch.com, and Barron’s, has asked parent company Dow Jones & Co. to start negotiations on a new contact. The current contract expires June 30. “Please advise when Dow Jones representatives will be available to have a preliminary discussion concerning […]

News Corp CEO to WSJ, Dow Jones staffers: Come to the NY office

News Corp. CEO Robert Thomson sent out the following to staff, including journalists at The Wall Street Journal, Barron’s and MarketWatch.com: Dear Colleagues, You may well have seen the reports about the new lease agreement for our New York headquarters at 1211 Avenue of the Americas. That extension is of immediate relevance to our New York teams […]

Layoffs occurring at Dow Jones

IAPE 1096, the union that represents business journalists at Dow Jones & Co. properties such as The Wall Street Journal and MarketWatch.com, sent out the following on Wednesday: The union has been informed by Dow Jones management that the company intends to eliminate a number of positions today via layoff. At this time, the total […]

MarketWatch reporter Wodinsky is departing

Shoshana Wodinsky, who covered tech policy and privacy at MarketWatch.com, is leaving the news organization. She started in 2022 after working as a Gizmodo reporter covering investigations on ad targeting, data mining and consumer privacy. She also worked at Adweek as a tech reporter. Wodinsky also served as editorial intern at NBC News. She also held the posts […]

Personal finance columnist Jaffe to end syndication, return to Marketwatch.com

Personal finance columnist Chuck Jaffe is returning to Marketwatch.com to write a weekly column. He will be on a contract and not a full-time staffer. He was a staff columnist for Marketwatch from 2003 to 2017. “I’m much more going to be about money and markets and less ‘do this with your portfolio,’” said Jaffe […]