WSJ parent strikes content deal with OpenAI
News Corp., the parent of The Wall Street Journal, Barron’s and MarketWatch.com, announced Wednesday a multi-year agreement to bring news content to OpenAI. OpenAI has permission to display content from News Corp publications in response to user questions and to enhance its products. In addition to providing content, News Corp. will share journalistic expertise to […]
MarketWatch.com hires Gottsegen to cover retail investing
Gordon Gottsegen joined MarketWatch.com as a retail investing reporter, focusing consumers who trade on popular platforms such as Robinhood and Fidelity. In his role he will leverage his experiences to provide investors with real-time and actionable insights to inform their trading decisions. Gottsegen joins MarketWatch from Fennel, an investing app that helps people understand how […]
Dow Jones earnings and revenue up slightly
Dow Jones & Co., the parent of The Wall Street Journal, Investor’s Business Daily, MarketWatch.com and Barron’s reported a 3% increase in revenue and an 8% increase in earnings in the third quarter. Dow Jones is a division of News Corp., which reported earnings. The company breaks out Dow Jones’ performance. Revenue rose 3% to […]
WSJ union authorizes strike vote
Independent Association of Publishers’ Employees board authorized a strike vote to be conducted by its members working at Dow Jones & Co. The member referendum will be the first such vote in the union’s 87-year history. “Today, the IAPE Board of Directors responded to a call for action,” said Local 1096 President Jodi Green. “That […]
Dow Jones launches Smart Money financial literacy site
Dow Jones announced Monday the launch of Dow Jones Smart Money, a financial literacy and proficiency resource Dow Jones Smart Money will feature select information and insights from the company’s publications — The Wall Street Journal, Barron’s, Investor’s Business Daily and MarketWatch.com. “From beginners to billionaires, equipping people with the resources to tackle everyday financial […]
MarketWatch.com NY staffers join IAPE 1096 union
MarketWatch staff working in New York announced Monday they have formed a union and are joining their colleagues at locations across the country already represented by IAPE. Through a mission statement delivered to Dow Jones CEO Almar Latour, Barron’s editor in chief David Cho, two dozen other managers at MarketWatch and all MKTW News staff, […]
MarketWatch.com seeks a retail investing reporter
MarketWatch.com is seeking an ambitious and experienced reporter to help average folk make sense of the sometimes arcane world of investing, as we build out our coverage of outlining the connective tissue between markets and people. The role is about serving as an advocate for retail investors, tracking popular trading strategies, including the increasing use […]
WSJ parent nearly doubles net income in second quarter
News Corp., the parent of The Wall Street Journal, reported second-quarter earnings nearly doubled to $183 million, boosted by a record performance at Dow Jones & Co. Dow Jones, which operates The Journal, MarketWatch.com, Barron’s and Investor’s Business Daily, reported a 4% increase in revenue to $584 million and EBITDA earnings of $163 million, a […]
Dow Jones union statement on WSJ layoffs
The IAPE 1096, the union that represents business journalists at The Wall Street Journal, MarketWatch.com and Barron’s, sent out the following after The Journal laid off staffers in its Washington bureau: Also this morning, more than 30 WSJ award-winning News employees are trying to understand why editor in chief Emma Tucker has decided their positions […]
MarketWatch hires Wong to cover personal finance
MarketWatch.com has hired Venessa Wong as a personal finance reporter. Wong previously worked at BuzzFeed for eight years, most recently as a senior reporter. She was also deputy business and tech editor at BuzzFeed and wrote about money and how it’s spent. She had been at BuzzFeed since May 2015 and initially covered food, beverage, and restaurant […]
