TheStreet reports earnings that beat expectations, shares up 36 percent
Financial news company TheStreet.com reported third quarter earnings that beat analyst estimates and an increase in revenue, although the revenue missed Wall Street expectations. The New York-based company reported net income of $189,869, or 1 cent per share, up from a loss of $1.2 million, or 3 cents per share, in the third quarter of […]
TheStreet stock price is back above $1
Financial news site TheStreet.com has seen its stock price climb back above $1 per share, reports Keith Kelly of the New York Post. Kelly writes, “The Street was being threatened since mid-June with delisting by Nasdaq because its share price had dipped below $1 for more than 30 straight days. “As a result, it was removed from […]
Ramirez, formerly with TheStreet, hired by PR firm
Business television journalist Ruben Ramirez, previously assignment editor and head of video content at TheStreet.com, was hired by a San Francisco-based public relations firm as an account director. Ramirez had been laid off by TheStreet earlier this year. His new employer is Bospar, which specializes in public relations for tech firms. He will be located in New […]
Why TheStreet wants to be more of a data-driven organization
Simone Flueckiger of the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers interviewed TheStreet.com CEO David Callaway about his plans to remake the financial news company. Here is an excerpt: WAN-IFRA: You said you wanted to turn TheStreet into more of a data-driven organisation. What were some of the major things that had to change? Callaway: When most newsrooms […]
TheStreet hires personal finance columnist Powell
TheStreet.com announced Monday that personal finance columnist Robert Powell will join its newsroom to author a regular column and launch a new subscription retirement product. “Bob is the foremost personal finance and retirement journalist in America,” said TheStreet Chief Executive Officer David Callaway in a statement. “His voice is respected and followed throughout the retirement and […]
TheStreet hires two new editorial staffers
Financial news site TheStreet.com has hired two new editorial staff members. Binti Pawa has been hired as senior director of search engine optimization, working in the newsroom. Pawa came from Time, where she also had a senior SEO role before leaving earlier this year. She had been head of SEO for food, lifestyle and luxury. […]
TheStreet launches daily newsletter covering activist investors
The Deal, which is part of TheStreet.com, has launched a new daily newsletter called the Activist Daily. Led by senior editor, Ron Orol, the newsletter will cover the surging activity in activism and corporate governance in both the U.S. and Europe. It will cover the latest strategies in proxy fight insurgencies, and report on legislative and […]
TheStreet beats Wall Street expectations in second quarter
Financial news service TheStreet.com reported second-quarter earnings and revenue that were better than analyst expectations. The company reported net income of $344,744, or 1 cent per share, up from a loss of $1.2 million, or a loss of 3 cents per share, in the same quarter in 2016. Analysts were expecting a loss of 2 […]
Feuerstein remembers how TheStreet changed business journalism
Biotech reporter Adam Feuerstein, who is leaving TheStreet.com after 16 years to join STAT, writes about how the financial news site changed business journalism. Feuerstein writes, “More than anything, I wanted very badly to work for Jim Cramer and TheStreet.com. Cramer, the frenetic former hedge-fund manager was re-inventing financial journalism for the web. Remember, this […]
Cramer survives shareholder uprising at TheStreet
Jim Cramer, the perspicacious host of CNBC’s “Mad Money” and the co-founder of The Street.com, has survived an uprising by a disgruntled shareholder at his financial news company, reports Keith Kelly of the New York Post. Kelly writes, “But shareholders at last week’s annual meeting sided with The Street’s nominees over Cannell’s people. “But that doesn’t mean […]
