MarketWatch.com seeks a personal finance reporter
MarketWatch.com seeks an ambitious reporter for its personal finance team who can filter the news of the day through a single question: What does this mean for me and my money? It’s what readers of every news story wonder on some level, and in a financial climate with boundless opportunity for bad decision making, answering […]
News Corp CEO Thomson’s comments on Dow Jones
News Corp. CEO Robert Thomson made the following comments during its fourth quarter earnings conference call about Dow Jones & Co., the parent of The Wall Street Journal, MarketWatch.com, Barron’s and Investor’s Business Daily: Dow Jones posted its highest profitability for both the quarter and the full year since we acquired the company, helped by impressive results […]
Dow Jones reports highest profit since News Corp acquired it
Dow Jones & Co., the parent of The Wall Street Journal, MarketWatch.com, Barron’s and Investor’s Business Daily, reported a fourth-quarter profit of $133 million, a 25% increase from the same quarter a year ago and its best quarterly performance since it was acquired by News Corp. in 2007. Revenue for the quarter was $546 million, […]
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 […]
