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Covering the market is adrenaline-filled, learning experience

Kevin Coy of News on News talked to Lori Rothman of Fox Business Network about her career in business journalism.

Here is an excerpt:

News on News: Where does your desire for financial reporting stem from?

Lori Rothman: My father is an orthodontist and my mom is the office manager of his practice.   I essentially grew up with parents running a small business and they kept an eagle eye on all things financial — markets, tax policy, real estate, budgets…  all typical topics around the dinner table.   What sealed the deal, however, was my first TV job in Juneau, Alaska.   I did a lot of economic stories which encompassed bear hunting, salmon fishing and tourism.

News on News: When you were at Bloomberg, you reported from the New York Stock Exchange. It must have been an adrenaline fuelled experience, so would you go back to the floor for FBN?

Lori Rothman: It was the best adrenaline-fueled, learning experience I’ve ever had.   …watching those market makers shouting at the brokers when the open outcry system was still in full swing.   Since 9/11 the floor has changed a lot, though.  Fewer people work there and most of the trading is done electronically.   That said, the NYSE remains the symbol of American capitalism and I’d be honored to go back.

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