TheStreet seeks finance editor
TheStreet.com, an award winning financial media company recently named on Folio:’s list of Top Places to Work in Media, is seeking an experienced Finance Editor in its New York bureau. The editor will work with TheStreet.com editors and contributors to produce clear, engaging columns and news stories on a variety of business and general interest […]
TheStreet posts fourth-quarter loss
The Street.com posted a double-digit increase in revenue in the fourth quarter but also a loss in the three months due to transaction-related expenses. Revenue in the fourth quarter of 2014 was $17.3 million, an increase of 17 percent from $14.8 million in the prior year period. Subscription revenue in the fourth quarter was $13.3 […]
TheStreet executive Link leaving company
Stephanie Link, the directory of research and vice president of strategy for TheStreet.com, is leaving the company. In an email to subscribers, co-founder Jim Cramer wrote: My job is not just to entertain you, but to teach you to make money. That’s why I decided to take my more than two decades of success on […]
The Deal seeks small-cap M&A reporter
The Deal is seeking an experienced business journalist to cover deal-making by small-cap, publicly traded companies. The person in this position will be expected to follow market trends and provide sophisticated analysis that will be useful to a readership of investment bankers, attorneys, money managers and other market professionals. The ideal candidate will: Be able […]
TheStreet hires consumer editor, tech reporter
TheStreet.com has hired Nelson Wang, who recently joined the team as consumer editor, and Rebecca Borison, who joined as technology reporter. Both are based out of TheStreet’s headquarters on Wall Street. Wang, who served as senior editor at TheStreet.com over 13 years ago, rejoins the editorial team with a focus on consumer, restaurant and retail […]
Cramer accused of what he has accused others of doing
Steven Davidoff Solomon writes for the New York Times’ Dealbook about TheStreet.com co-founder Jim Cramer, who has been accused by a large investor of the financial news site of not paying enough attention to it. Solomon writes, “Instead of taking compensation in stock, something executives do to align their pay with performance and their interests […]
Investor downplays criticism of Cramer
The investor who owns 8.9 percent of TheStreet.com and who wants co-founder Jim Cramer to either sell the financial news service or quit his job at CNBC to focus on TheStreet downplayed his letter to Cramer, reports Ed Hammond of The Financial Times. Hammond writes, “However, the activist said on Thursday that his preferred option […]
Investor to Cramer: Resign from CNBC and reduce your salary, or sell TheStreet.com
Carlo Cannell, the head of Cannell Capital in Jackson, Wyoming, owns 8.95 percent of TheStreet.com. He has sent the following letter to TheStreet.com co-founder Jim Cramer, who also appears on CNBC as host of “Mad Money”: Mr. James J. Cramer Director TheStreet, Inc. 14 Wall Street New York, NY 10005 Cannell Capital LLC – that […]
Greenberg leaving TheStreet.com
Business journalist Herb Greenberg, who rejoined TheStreet.com in August 2013, announced Friday that he will be leaving the financial news site again at the end of the year. On Facebook, Greenberg wrote, “At the end of the year I’ll be leaving TheStreet to join forensic accountant Donn Vickrey and investigative research analyst John Bossler at […]
TheStreet CEO: We pay for journalists to become certified in Google Analytics
TheStreet.com chief executive officer Elisabeth DeMarse spoke Monday night at the Knight-Bagehot Fellows dinner at the Marriott Marquis in Times Square. Here is an excerpt: I meet with many reporters, and many times the person says, “I just want to report the news; my job is just to give the facts, not explain it or […]