Yahoo Finance editor Serwer sees growth potential in developing countries
Yahoo Finance editor in chief Andy Serwer did a question-and-answer session with Quora on Friday where he talked about the financial news site. Here is an excerpt: Who is Yahoo Finance’s target audience, and do you anticipate that it will change? Our target audience is really anyone in the world who cares about business, investing and business […]
Yahoo Finance records large increase in Berkshire audience
The audience that watched the Yahoo Finance live stream of Berkshire Hathaway’s annual meeting increased by 30 percent this year, writes editor in chief Andy Serwer. Serwer writes, “The second annual live stream reached a global audience of 1.43 million unique viewers on Yahoo, across all devices, up 30% from 2016. Engagement also increased significantly this […]
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 […]
