TheStreet taps Silverstein as editor-in-chief
TheStreet.com has appointed Sara Silverstein as its editor-in-chief overseeing a team of contractors, freelancers and full-time editorial staff. Silverstein most recently was at Insider, where she was executive editor before leaving in May 2020. Before that, she served as an executive editor and executive producer. She was also a commentator on CNBC and has worked […]
TheStreet hires Streaks as a correspondent and columnist
TheStreet.com has hired Jennifer Streaks as a correspondent and columnist. She is covering money and business news for consumers and investors. Streaks previously was a contributor to Forbes.com, where she wrote about personal finance, business, tech and money matters related to the economy, investing, credit, retail, lifestyle and entrepreneurship. Streaks has also been a personal finance contributor […]
Arena Group hires Wang as VP of audience development
The Arena Group, the parent company of TheStreet.com, has hired Ting Wang as vice president of development. Wang had been head of audience development at Yahoo for the past 18 months. He joined Yahoo FInance in August 2018 as executive content supervisor. Wang previously worked at CNBC for 12 years. At CNBC, Wang oversaw original digital and […]
CoinDesk names Wang U.S. news editor
CoinDesk has appointed Nelson Wang as its U.S. news editor, East Coast. Previously, he worked as a consumer stocks editor and then as a tech stocks editor at TheStreet.com. Previously, he was a business and personal finance editor at Yahoo Finance, and a senior editor at CBS MoneyWatch. He was also a senior editor, Portfolio.com […]
TheStreet.com hires Bodley to oversee crypto coverage
TheStreet.com has hired Michael Bodley to oversee its crypto coverage and be the editorial lead for its new Crypto Investor newsletter. Bodley previously was a senior writer for Hedge Fund Alert, writing about new funds, performance, service providers and personnel moves. He was a breaking news fellow at the San Francisco Chronicle and a business reporting intern […]
Tech columnist Jhonsa departs The Street
Tech columnist Eric Jhonsa is leaving The Street. He had been there since June 2016. “I’ll still be doing some columns as a RealMoney contributor, as well as earnings live blogs for TheStreet,” he wrote on Twitter. “But I wanted to give myself the chance to do some new things.” Jhonsa previously handled Seeking Alpha’s tech news […]
Investors seek changes in TheStreet parent
Two investors in The Maven Inc., the parent of financial news site TheStreet.com, sent the following letter to the company requesting that the board of directors be replaced: November 24, 2020 theMaven, Inc. 225 Liberty Street, 27th Floor New York, NY 10281 Attention: Board of Directors Ladies and Gentlemen, As has been discussed with a number […]
TheStreet parent received PPP loan
The parent company of TheStreet Inc., a financial news website co-founded by media personality Jim Cramer, received a $5.7 million loan as part of a program aimed at helping U.S. small businesses weather the pandemic, reports Matt Townsend of Bloomberg News. Townsend reports, “The loan was included in documents released by the federal government on Monday chronicling […]
Maven, Cramer partner on TheStreet video channel
Maven is set to launch a new TheStreet video channel featuring single subject clips in partnership with Jim Cramer’s Cramer Digital, reports Melynda Fuller of Publishers Daily. Fuller reports, “TheStreet-branded channel, which lives on StreetLightning.io, features free, quick-hit 90-second videos focused on news, markets and trends in stocks, economic policy and industry sectors. The show is hosted by […]
Business journalist Mont dies after health problems
Business journalist Joe Mont, who worked for Compliance Week and TheStreet.com, has died. A Compliance Week story states, “He was an award-winning journalist who was twice ranked on Assent’s ‘Top 100 Conflict Minerals Influence Leaders’ list. “A graduate of Suffolk University, he began his 26-year journalism career at the TAB Newspapers, then became Editor in […]
