Barron’s hires Yahoo Finance’s Schafer as newsletter editor
Josh Schafer has been hired as a newsletter editor at Barron’s. He has been at Yahoo Finance, most recently as a Yahoo Finance markets reporter. Before that, he had been working both reporting and producing roles. Previously, he worked as a Wisconsin Athletics beat reporter at 247Sports. He also wrote features and game coverage for The Boston Globe’s […]
Politico hires Khorram to cover the economy
Politico has hired Yasmin Khorram as a reporter on its federal economy team. She will be helping to expand Politico’s coverage of political and policy risk, focusing on U.S. businesses and CEOs. She previously was at Yahoo Finance as a senior tech reporter. Khorram also spent a decade at CNN and four years reporting at CNBC. Some of her […]
Yahoo Finance president Bhat is leaving
Tapan Bhat, the president and general manager at Yahoo Finance, plans to leave at the end of September. “Revitalizing Yahoo Finance has been one of the most fulfilling chapters of my career,” he wrote on LinkedIn. “Together, we transformed the product, content, and business—cementing our position as the #1 source for financial information and tools.” […]
Yahoo Finance’s Sozzi on his dedication to business journalism
Meredith Klein of Meredith and the Media interviewed Yahoo Finance executive editor Brian Sozzi about his career. Here is an excerpt: In addition to anchoring Yahoo Finance’s Opening Bid daily live show, you also host the Opening Bid Unfiltered podcast, and you launched and are a regular contributor to Yahoo Finance’s feature series and live network. You also […]
Weissman, formerly with Yahoo Finance, joins The Argument
Jordan Weissman, who left Yahoo Finance earlier this month, has joined The Argument, a new publication, as a staff writer. He has been covering consumer affairs, including student debt and health care. He previously was at Semafor as its Washington editor. He had been a Slate as a senior editor, focusing on policy, politics, and economics. He also was […]
Yahoo Finance hires Whalen as producer
Yahoo Finance has hired JR Whalen as a news and personal finance producer. Whalen is former host and producer of The Journal’s “Your Money Briefing” and Minute Briefing podcasts. He joined WSJ Podcasts in 2017 after nearly a decade of producing news and business programming for the Journal’s video department. Before joining the Journal, Whalen […]
Weissman departing Yahoo Finance for new opportunity
Yahoo Finance reporter Jordan Weissman is leaving the news organization at the end of the week for a new opportunity. He has been covering consumer affairs, including student debt and health care. He previously was at Semafor as its Washington editor. He had been a Slate as a senior editor, focusing on policy, politics, and economics. He also was […]
Yahoo Finance hires Velasquez as a reporter
Yahoo Finance has hired Francisco Velasquez as a reporter. He most recently had been at Quartz covering retail and food stories. Velasquez previously worked as an editor at News 12, covering areas of the Bronx and Brooklyn. He has worked at outlets including Wisconsin Watch, CNBC Make It and CoinDesk. An Atlanta native, he got his […]
CNN hires Yahoo Finance’s Smith
Brad Smith has been hired by CNN as an anchor for CNN Headlines, the network’s domestic Fast channel. He will start his new job later this summer. Smith was previously an anchor at Yahoo Finance where he covered equity markets and interviewed chief executives of household-known businesses, cabinet officials, members of congress and economic policymakers […]
Yahoo Finance hires Conley as breaking news biz reporter
Yahoo Finance has hired Jake Conley as a breaking news business reporter. He will focus on U.S. equities markets. Conley has been covering hedge funds for With Intelligence for the past year. He also worked at the Outlaw Ocean Project as a research editor. Conley holds a bachelor’s degree from James Madison University and a master’s degree […]
