CNBC, International Biz Times see greatest increase in visitors in past year

The websites of CNBC and the International Business Times recorded the biggest gains in unique visitors in the past year, according to comScore data. CNBC had 40.4 million unique visitors in January, a 49.5 percent increase in the past year from the 27.1 million unique visitors in January 2016. It’s the No. 5 business and […]

How Yahoo Finance livestreamed the Berkshire annual meeting

Adweek magazine examined how Yahoo Finance able to livestream the Berkshire Hathaway annual meeting from Omaha, Nebraska last year. Adweek writes, “It all started with an email from Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett. ‘It said, ‘Call me,’” recalled Yahoo Finance editor Andy Serwer. ‘So, I called him up. And he said ‘I’ve got this idea. What […]

Moore joins Yahoo Finance as personal finance project consultant

Longtime business journalist Heidi Moore, who has worked at The Wall Street Journal, Mashable and The Guardian, has been hired as a consultant by Yahoo Finance. Moore, who started Friday, will help create a new series of video-driven personal finance features partnering with a production company named Pilot. The videos will be produced in house. Moore […]

Yahoo Finance hires executive producer from Fox Business

Yahoo Finance editor in chief Andy Serwer sent out the following on Monday: We are delighted to announce that Kevin Burke has joined Yahoo Finance in the role of Executive Producer, to head up our growing live stream business. Kevin is an Emmy Award winning producer with more than 15 years experience.  He most recently served as […]

Yahoo Finance app adds watchlists

Michael LaGuardia, senior director of product management at Yahoo, writes about the new watchlists available on the Yahoo Finance app. LaGuardia writes, “Users have long been able to create their own personalized watchlists on Yahoo Finance as a way to keep track of the companies they care about. Today, we’re taking that concept one step […]

Yahoo Finance hires Udland from Business Insider

Yahoo Finance has hired Myles Udland to be a writer, covering markets, economics, and personal finance. He comes from Business Insider where he covered global financial markets and economics. He also was Business Insider’s markets editor. Previously, he was a writer covering breaking news for The Fly on the Wall. Udland is the latest in […]

Yahoo Finance seeks personal finance reporter

Yahoo Finance is looking for a bright, high-energy personality with deep knowledge of finance to bring a unique flair to personal finance. We are not looking for a run-of-the-mill writer just offering tips on how to pinch pennies. We are looking for someone who understands how personal finance can work in the rapidly evolving, interconnected […]

Little change among biz news websites in July

Yahoo Finance maintained its position as the top business and financial news site in July, while Forbes solidified its spot as the No. 2 site, according to the the comScore Multiplatform report for the month. Yahoo Finance, which recently unveiled a redesign, reported 74.2 million unique visitors in the month, down slightly from the 75.5 […]

Yahoo Finance adds two journalists

Yahoo Finance announced Friday the hiring of two business journalists. JP Mangalindan has been hired as a senior correspondent at Yahoo Finance, covering tech and business. In this new role he will focus on original reporting and analysis about Silicon Valley companies, people and trends. A journalist with over 10 years of experience, Mangalindan served as […]

Yahoo Finance, Dow Jones websites gain traffic in June; Business Insider falls

Yahoo Finance and the Dow Jones & Co. websites saw gains in readers in June, while Business Insider slumped, according to data from the comScore Multiplatform report for the month. Yahoo Finance remained the No. 1 business and finance website for the month with 75.5 million unique visitors, up from 71.2 million in May. And […]