Yahoo drops real estate, auto websites
Martha Nelson, global editor-in-chief of Yahoo, sent out the following announcement on Wednesday: On our recent earnings call, Yahoo outlined out a plan to simplify our business and focus our effort on our four most successful content areas – News, Sports, Finance and Lifestyle. To that end, today we will begin phasing out the following […]
Yahoo Tech editor leaving; site’s future uncertain
The editor in chief of Yahoo Tech is leaving the website, which has an uncertain future, writes Peter Sterne of Politico. Sterne writes, “Yahoo Tech editor in chief Dan Tynan is leaving the company, he announced today in a farewell memo to staff Wednesday. A source familiar with the matter said that Yahoo was shuttering […]
Yahoo Finance will live stream Berkshire Hathaway annual meeting
Yahoo Finance plans to live stream the Berkshire Hathaway annual meeting, writes Yahoo Finance editor in chief Andy Serwer. Serwer writes, “The live stream will be available across all devices, with exclusive VOD of the event available on Yahoo Finance for 30 days following the meeting. So that means you’ll be able to hear from […]
Yahoo Finance seeks site manager
Yahoo Finance’s growing team is well on its way to becoming the go-to destination for both breaking financial news and distinctive, insightful stories about Wall Street, business developments, and industry changes that thought leaders, influencers and average readers/users will find indispensable. Our goal is deliver these stories in ways that are both smart and accessible. […]
Yahoo Finance seeks writer
Yahoo Finance seeks to maintain its position as the biggest and best business news platform on the planet. We are a fast-paced high quality organization that is redefining and disrupting this business environment. Our platform aggregates and produces world class content both in terms of video and text. We seek to leverage all of Yahoo’s […]
Yahoo Finance hires Sam Ro as ME
Yahoo Finance has hired Sam Ro from Business Insider to be its managing editor. In this new role, he will work with editor in chief Andy Serwer to oversee and direct the site’s editorial content. Most recently Ro was a deputy editor at Business Insider, where he led the site’s coverage of global markets. He […]
Yahoo Finance hires Daniel Roberts
Daniel Roberts is joining Yahoo Finance as a writer, covering technology and the business of sports. He starts Jan. 11. As part of his new role he will also contribute to Yahoo Sports, leveraging his expertise in that area. Roberts spent more than five years at Fortune magazine, where he wrote a wide range of […]
Yahoo Finance starts daily show “The Final Round”
Yahoo Finance editor in chief Andy Serwer wrote the following on Monday: Today, moments before the closing bell sounds, we’re launching The Final Round on Yahoo Finance. Each weekday, at 3:58 p.m. ET, this live daily show will offer insight into the most important business news of the day, what’s driving the markets, and what […]
Yahoo Finance hires two new staffers
Yahoo Finance has added two business journalists to its staff. Nicole Sinclair has been named markets correspondent. She came to the company from Bloomberg Television, where she served as a senior producer. Sinclair previously served as research director of CNBC’s “Mad Money” with Jim Cramer. Sinclair has also worked at TheStreet.com and Goldman Sachs. In addition, […]
Yahoo Finance hires Hahm from “Squawk Box”
Melody Hahm has been hired by Yahoo Finance as a writer/reporter Hahm previously worked for CNBC’s flagship show “Squawk Box,” where she was a segment producer and social media editor. She also booked and produced all logistics for guests, with a focus on technology and entrepreneurship, pitched and wrote headline stories during the live show. […]
