Dow Jones Newswires assistant managing editor Bob McGough sent out the following announcement on Tuesday:
I’m happy to announce Dave Benoit will be joining the U.S. financial services reporting team as a reporter covering commercial banks, working alongside veteran banking reporter Matthias Rieker. Dave will take the place of Marshall Eckblad, who is moving to Chicago and taking a reporting position with Dow Jones’ Wealth Management group.
Dave is currently a reporter on the hot stocks desk, explaining big moves in stocks in all industries. He’s also been covering on occasion the federal court for newswires and The Wall Street Journal, including breaking news, appearances and case filings, and has written stock-market stories among other assignments. He’s written about topics ranging from the financial impact of the Massey mine disaster to the Kenneth Starr fraud case to a company controlling a quarter of New York City’s taxi medallions. He’s worked for Dow Jones since 2008.
Dave graduated from Boston College Cum Laude with degrees in English and history, and hails from Boston. He starts his new position on Nov. 1. Please join me in welcoming him to his new beat.
