BBC hires Velasquez as New York biz reporter
The BBC has hired Francisco Velasquez as a business reporter based in New York. He will be covering money, work and technology for a global audience. He has been at Yahoo Finance as a reporter for the past year. Before that, he had been at Quartz covering retail and food stories. Velasquez previously worked as an editor at […]
Has Yahoo Finance launched a mini Bloomberg terminal?
Yahoo Finance is launching AlphaSpace, a fully customizable research dashboard that brings together data, charting, news, analysis and an AI assistant into a single interface, reports Nick Lichtenberg of Fortune. Lichtenberg writes, “It is available immediately to subscribers of Yahoo Finance’s Gold plan, folded in as an existing benefit at no additional charge. The platform’s AI layer, […]
Sports biz website launches
Yahoo is launching a sports business website that includes content from all of the major media companies covering the topic. The partners include Front Office Sports, Sportico, and Sports Business Journal, as well as Awful Announcing, Barrett Media, JohnWallStreet, Sports Business Radio, and The 4th Quarter. Reporters and analysts from the partners will also regularly […]
Reporter Lagerquist departs Yahoo Finance Canada
Jeff Lagerquist, a reporter for Yahoo Finance Canada, was laid off, along with the rest of the finance team. A Yahoo Finance spokesperson said, “We still have a presence in Canada. Moving forward, we’re going to increasingly rely on premium third-party partnerships to deliver locally-relevant, in-depth coverage there. We also still have editorial staff with […]
Yahoo Finance launching two new shows, small biz hub
Yahoo Finance unveiled Tuesday two new shows and a hub on its website for small business owners, founders and entrepreneurs. The Builders Hub will feature content from Entrepreneur Media and The Hustle, My First Million Podcast, and Starter Story video from HubSpot Media. Yahoo Finance is also launching “The Daily Wolf with Scott Melker,” a […]
Yahoo Finance strikes partnership with Coinbase
Yahoo Finance has struck a deal with Coinbase to add cryptocurrency prices and other information to its website. Users of the financial website will be able to make cryptocurrency trades by clicking on a button. Over time, Yahoo Finance will integrate Coinbase data and insights across its platform. Yahoo Finance also plans to launch a […]
The Information hires Bratton as a reporter
The Information has hired Laura Bratton as a reporter covering artificial intelligence applications and enterprise software. She will start next week. Bratton has been at Yahoo Finance covering tech and markets since September 2024. She previously worked at Quartz as a tech reporter and co-author of the “Daily Brief” newsletter. Before Quartz, she worked at The Messenger as a breaking […]
NBC News hires Yahoo Finance’s Canal
Mike Calia, managing editor of the business and economy unit at NBC News, sent out the following on Monday morning: Hello all, Allie Canal joins NBC News’ Business and Economy Unit as a Reporter across broadcast, streaming and digital platforms. Canal’s reporting focuses on the intersection of Wall Street and Main Street, translating complex developments […]
Yahoo Finance hires Mills as head of content
Yahoo Finance has hired Sean Mills as head of content. He will be responsible for leading the content team overseeing editorial, programming, video and social. He will report to George Leimer, general manager of Yahoo Finance. Mills has been a strategic advisor at Coinbase and global head of content at Snap. He also was president of NowThis […]
Senior editor Sanchez departs Yahoo Finance
Brent Sanchez, a senior editor at Yahoo Finance, has left the news organization. He previously was a senior producer for audience development. Sanchez was also an associate graphics coordinator at Yahoo Finance and a graphics PA at Fox Business Network. He is a graduate of Quinnipiac University.
